fliaghey

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish flechud (“rain”), from fliuch (“wet”), from Proto-Celtic *wlikʷos. By surface analysis, fliugh +‎ -ey. Cognate with Irish fliuchadh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flʲaxə/, (Northern Manx) [flʲaː], (Southern Manx) [flʲaːɣə]

Adjective

fliaghey

  1. wet
    Va ram fliaghey jeant riyr.
    It was very wet last night.

Synonyms

Noun

fliaghey m (genitive singular fliaghee, plural fliaghaghyn)

  1. rain
    Haink ny rollageyn roo erreish da'n fliaghey. ― The stars came out after the rain.
    Hug y fliaghey yn awin harrish y broogh eck. ― The rain flooded the river.
    Ta'n fliaghey er n'eayraghey yn aer. ― The rain has cooled the air.
    Tar stiagh veih'n fliaghey. ― Come in out of the rain.
  2. rainfall
  3. precipitation

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of fliaghey
radical lenition eclipsis
fliaghey liaghey vliaghey

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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