geayl

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish gúal (“charcoal, coal”), from Proto-Celtic *goulos, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”), though the details are unclear.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɨəl/[2]
  • (Northern Manx) IPA(key): [ɡiːl]
  • (Southern Manx) IPA(key): [ɡyːl], [ɡɯːl], [ɡuːl]

Noun

geayl m (genitive singular geayil, no plural)

  1. coal

Mutation

Mutation of geayl
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geayl gheayl ngeayl

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*gowlo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 165
  2. ^ Christopher Lewin (forthcoming) Sheean as Screeu, St John's: Culture Vannin, page 78
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