baase

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish bás, from Old Irish bás, from Proto-Celtic *bāstom, bāssom, from either Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂- (“to go”) or *(s)gʷes- (“to extinguish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛːs/

Noun

baase m (genitive singular baaish, plural baaseyn)

  1. death
    Nagh dooar eh baase?
    Didn't he die? (literally, Didn't he get death?)
  2. bereavement
  3. extinction
  4. capital punishment

Mutation

Mutation of baase
radical lenition eclipsis
baase vaase maase

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

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