geaylin

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish gúala (compare Irish gualainn, Scottish Gaelic gualann).

Noun

geaylin m (genitive singular geaylin, plural geayltyn)

  1. (anatomy) shoulder
    Chrogh eh yn eayn er ny geayltyn echey.
    He slung the lamb over his shoulders.
    Va'n folt echey tuittym neose harrish e gheayltyn.
    His hair fell over his shoulders.
    Ta'n cooat croghey dy jesh voish ny geayltyn.
    The coat fits well in the shoulders.

Mutation

Mutation of geaylin
radical lenition eclipsis
geaylin gheaylin ngeaylin

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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