doltey

Manx

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish daltae, compare Irish dalta and Scottish Gaelic dalta.

Pronunciation

Noun

doltey m (genitive singular doltey, plural doltaghyn)

  1. adopted child, ward

Mutation

Mutation of doltey
radical lenition eclipsis
doltey gholtey noltey

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 102
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