faitagh

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish faitech (“cautious, heedful, wary; timid, fearful; nervous, skittish”). Cognate with Irish faiteach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

faitagh

  1. timid, shy, cowardly, irresolute, fearful

Noun

faitagh m (genitive singular faitagh, plural faitee)

  1. shy, timid person

Mutation

Mutation of faitagh
radical lenition eclipsis
faitagh aitagh vaitagh

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 74

Further reading

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