maynrey

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish mogénar, modgénair, from the Old Irish phrase mad génair (“luckily was born”). Cognate with Irish méanar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːnrə/, (spelling pronunciation) /ˈmaːnrə/[1]

Adjective

maynrey

  1. happy
    Cha nod airh as argid jannoo deiney maynrey.
    Gold and silver cannot make men happy.

Mutation

Mutation of maynrey
radical lenition eclipsis
maynrey vaynrey unchanged

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 51
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