sheshey

Manx

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Irish *seise (“companion”), from Old Norse sessi. Cognate with Irish seise and Scottish Gaelic seis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃeʃə/

Noun

sheshey m (genitive singular sheshee, plural sheshaghyn or sheshee)

  1. companion
  2. husband, mate, spouse
    Myr s'doo yn feeagh yiow eh sheshey.
    As black as the raven is he'll find a mate.
  3. fellow
  4. colleague

Synonyms

  • (husband): dooinney, dooinney poost, sheshey poost

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of sheshey
radical lenition eclipsis
sheshey heshey
after "yn", çheshey		 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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