carrey
See also: Carrey
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish cara (“friend, relation”) (compare Irish cara, Scottish Gaelic caraid), from Old Irish carae (“friend, relation”), from Proto-Celtic *karants (“friend”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros (“dear”) (compare Latin cārus, English charity, whore).
Noun
carrey m (genitive singular carrey, plural caarjyn)
- friend
- She carrey dooin eh.
- He is a friend of ours.
Antonyms
- neucharrey (“enemy”)
Related terms
- caarjys (“friendship”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| carrey | charrey | garrey |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cara”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language