duillag

Manx

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdolʲaɡ/, [ˈd̪olʲaɡ]

Noun

duillag f (genitive singular duillag, plural duillagyn)

  1. leaf
    biljyn lhommit gyn duillag ― trees stripped of their leaves
    Ta ny duillagyn daahit ec yn rio. ― The frost has bitten the leaves.
    Ta'n buigh çheet er ny duillagyn. ― The leaves are beginning to turn.
  2. sheet (of paper)
    duillag chorrym phrowallagh ― trial balance sheet
  3. pamphlet

Derived terms

  • co-ghuillag (“counterfoil”)
  • lus y daa ghuillag (“twayblade”)
  • neughuillagagh (“leafless, defoliated”)
  • tree-ghuillagagh (“three-leaved”)
  • yl-ghuillag (“multifoil”)

Mutation

Mutation of duillag
radical lenition eclipsis
duillag ghuillag nuillag

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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