baagh

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish bethadach (“animal”).[1] Compare Scottish Gaelic beathach (“animal”) and Irish beithíoch.

Pronunciation

Noun

baagh m (genitive singular baagh, plural beïyn)

  1. beast, animal
    ta'n baagh gyndyr er yn faiyr ― the beast is grazing on the grass

Mutation

Mutation of baagh
radical lenition eclipsis
baagh vaagh maagh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bethadach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Christopher Lewin (forthcoming) Sheean as Screeu, St John's: Culture Vannin, page 54
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