meeyl

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish míl (“animal, louse”), from Proto-Celtic *mīlom, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₁l-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miːl/

Noun

meeyl f (genitive singular meeyl, plural meeylyn)

  1. insect; louse; gnat

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutation of meeyl
radical lenition eclipsis
meeyl veeyl unchanged

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

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