sharvaant

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish serbḟóntaid, serbóntaid (compare Scottish Gaelic searbhanta and Irish searbhónta), based on Anglo-Norman servaunt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃarˈvɛːnt/

Noun

sharvaant m (genitive singular sharvaant, plural sharvaantyn)

  1. servant, valet, vassal, orderly, bearer

Mutation

Mutation of sharvaant
radical lenition eclipsis
sharvaant harvaant
after "yn", çharvaant		 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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