bwoid

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish bot (“tail; penis”), from Proto-Celtic *buzdos (“tail, penis”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʷosdʰos (“piece of wood”).

Noun

bwoid m (genitive singular bwoid)

  1. (anatomy) penis

Derived terms

  • bwoid lhiggee (“discharge cock”)
  • bwoid niaghan (“battledore, chopper”)
  • bwoid niaghyn (“dolly”)
  • bwoid niargan (“penis”)
  • bwoid rioee (“icicle”)
  • bwoid saggyrt (“spotted orchis, orchis”)
  • bwoid skeddan (“crane fly, daddy-longlegs”)
  • bwoid suggane (“rope stone”)
  • bwoid trimmid (“corbel”)
  • bwoidage (“minx”)
  • bwoiddagh (“phallic”)
  • bwoiddaght, bwoideeaght, bwoidiaght (“sexual intercourse”)

Mutation

Mutation of bwoid
radical lenition eclipsis
bwoid woid mwoid

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

References

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