lheiy

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish lóeg, from Proto-Celtic *lāɸigos (“calf”) (compare Welsh llo, Cornish leugh), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“cattle”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic laogh.

Pronunciation

Noun

lheiy m (genitive singular lheiy, plural lheiyee or lheiy)

  1. calf

Derived terms

  • crackan lheiy
  • feill lheiy

References

  1. ^ Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, pages 235, 243
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