caarjys

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish cairdes (“friendship, alliance, pact”). By surface analysis, caarjyn (“friends”) +‎ -ys.

Noun

caarjys m (genitive singular caarjys, no plural)

  1. friendship
    Haink caarjys eddyr oc. ― They got to be friends.
    Ren eh ass caarjys eh. ― He did it through friendship.
  2. alliance
    Ren ad caarjys rish ny Frangee. ― They allied themselves with the French.

Derived terms

  • caarjys ny laue
  • neuchaarjys

Mutation

Mutation of caarjys
radical lenition eclipsis
caarjys chaarjys gaarjys

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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