bleayst

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish bláesc (“eggshell, nutshell”), compare Irish blaosc and Scottish Gaelic blaosg, plaosg.

Pronunciation

Noun

bleayst f (genitive singular bleayst, plural bleaystyn)

  1. shell (of egg, crab)
  2. hull, husk
  3. bodywork (of vehicle)
  4. (anatomy, zoology) gill cover, operculum
  5. (zoology) shield
  6. bang (sound)

Derived terms

  • bleaystan

Mutation

Mutation of bleayst
radical lenition eclipsis
bleayst vleayst mleayst

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

References

  1. ^ Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, page 71
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