eash

See also: Eash

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish áes (compare Irish aois).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əːʃ/

Noun

eash f (genitive singular eash, plural eashyn)

  1. age
    Hooar eh eash vie. ― He died at a good old age.
    Ren eh roshtyn eash vooar. ― He reached a great age.
    T’ad jeh’n un eash. ― They are of an age.
  2. century
    Synonym: keead

Derived terms

  • bun-eashagh (“primeval”)
  • co-eash (“coeval”, noun)
  • co-eashagh, uneashagh (“coeval”, adjective)
  • shenn-eashagh (“senile”)
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