caggey

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish cocad, from com- + cath (compare Manx co-, cah).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɡə/, [ˈkaːɣə]

Noun

caggey m (genitive singular caggee, plural caggaghyn)

  1. verbal noun of cagg
  2. war
  3. fight
  4. battle
  5. campaign

Derived terms

  • aash caggee (“armistice”)
  • cochaarjys caggee (“military alliance”)
  • kellagh caggee (“gamecock”)
  • neuchaggeeagh (“incontestable”)
  • rea caggee (“battering ram”)

Mutation

Mutation of caggey
radical lenition eclipsis
caggey chaggey gaggey

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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