seihll

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish saegul, from Latin saeculum. Cognate with Irish saol and Scottish Gaelic saoghal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səːl/, [seːl], [sɯːl], [siːl]

Noun

seihll m (genitive singular seihill, plural seihill)

  1. lifetime
    Cha naik mee rieau y lhied ayns ooilley'n seihll aym.
    I never saw the like in my lifetime.
  2. world
    Hug eh seose y Seihll.
    He relinquished the world.
    Eshyn as argid echey t'eh stiurey yn seihll.
    He who has money commands the world.

Mutation

Mutation of seihll
radical lenition eclipsis
seihll heihll
after "yn", teihll		 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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