kiune

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish ciúin.

Pronunciation

Adjective

kiune

  1. calm, tranquil, serene, pacific, composed, quiescent, flat, still
    V’ee feagh, kiune as va e tappey lhee.
    She was cool, calm and collected.
    Va’n moghrey kiune as braew.
    The morning was calm and fair.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of kiune
radical lenition eclipsis
kiune chiune giune

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

References

  1. ^ Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, page 72
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