gorrym

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish gorm (“blue”), from Proto-Celtic *gurmos, of uncertain (possibly non-Indo-European) origin.[1] Cognate with Welsh gwrm (“dusky”).

Adjective

gorrym

  1. blue
  2. black (skin colour)

Derived terms

  • gorrymee (“to blue”)

Mutation

Mutation of gorrym
radical lenition eclipsis
gorrym ghorrym ngorrym

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

See also

Colors in Manx · daaghyn (layout · text)
     bane      lheeah      doo
             jiarg; feer-yiarg              jiarg-bwee; dhone              bwee; bane-wuigh
                          geayney, glass             
                          gorrym-ghlass, speyr-ghorrym              gorrym
             plooreenagh              jiarg gorrym              jiarg-bane

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*gurmo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 169
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