mygeayrt

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish imma(c)cúairt,[1] a compound of imm +‎ cúairt. Etymologically quivalent to mysh +‎ keayrt. Cognate with Irish máguaird and Scottish Gaelic mun cuairt.

Pronunciation

Preposition

mygeayrt

  1. around, about (physically)
  2. about, concerning

Usage notes

Often found as mygeayrt-y-mysh or cruin(n) mygeart, runt mygeayrt 'round about'.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cúairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, page 173
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