jiarg

See also: jiarg-

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish derg (“red, ruddy”).

Adjective

jiarg (plural jiargey)

  1. red, ruddy, florid, sanguine
  2. bloodshot (of eyes)
    Fastyr jiarg as moghrey glass.
    Red evening and a bright morning.
    Va daa funnyl mooar jiarg ec y lhong.
    The ship had two big red funnels.
  3. (heraldry) gules
  4. glowing, burning
    Ta'n yiarn jiarg.
    The iron is glowing.
  5. abandoned
  6. stark
    T'ee jiarg-rooisht.
    She is stark naked.
  7. turned, ploughed (of land)
    thalloo jiarg
    ploughed land

Derived terms

  • fo-yiarg
  • jiarg-

Noun

jiarg m (genitive singular jiarg, no plural)

  1. rouge
    Jiarg y chur ort.
    Rouge one's cheeks.

Mutation

Mutation of jiarg
radical lenition eclipsis
jiarg yiarg n'yiarg

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

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