shamyr

Manx

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French chambre (compare Scottish Gaelic seòmar, Irish seomra), from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, vaulted chamber).

Pronunciation

Noun

shamyr f (genitive singular shamyr, plural shamyryn)

  1. room
    Daag eh ee ny shassoo ayns mean ny shamyr.He left her standing in the middle of the room.
  2. chamber
  3. compartment

Derived terms

  • shamyr aarlagh, shamyr aarlee (kitchen, galley, caboose)
  • shamyr chadjin (common room)
  • shamyr chadlee chlienney (night nursery)
  • shamyr chlea (attic)
  • shamyr chleree (office)
  • shamyr chlienney (nursery)
  • shamyr chlou (print room)
  • shamyr chluig (belfry)
  • shamyr chooat (cloakroom)
  • shamyr choonseilagh (council chamber)
  • shamyr chraueyn (ossuary)
  • shamyr eaddee (cloakroom; vestry, sacristy)
  • shamyr faagee (departure lounge)
  • shamyr failt (reception room; presence chamber; auditorium)
  • shamyr feeyney (wine vault)
  • shamyr follym (vacant room)
  • shamyr ghas (gas chamber)
  • shamyr ghaunse (ballroom)
  • shamyr ghorraghey (darkroom)
  • shamyr lhiabbagh (bedroom, bedchamber)

Mutation

Mutation of shamyr
radical lenition eclipsis
shamyr hamyr
after "yn", çhamyr
unchanged

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