quing

See also: Quing

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish cuing[1], from Proto-Celtic *kom-yungis, from Proto-Indo-European *yung-, zero grade present stem of *yewg-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qwiŋʲ/

Noun

quing f (genitive singular quing, plural quingyn)

  1. yoke
    y whing y cheau as ve biallagh
    to bear the yoke and to be obedient
    • 1819, Yn Vible Casherick, 1 Reeaghyn 12:9:
      As nish, ga dy vel my ayr er laadey shiu lesh quing trome, neem's y whing eu ny s'trimmey: ta my ayr er scuitchal shiu lesh kippyn, agh neem's shiu y scuitchal lesh scorpionyn.
      And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

Mutation

Mutation of quing
radical lenition eclipsis
quing whing guing

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cuing”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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