sonney

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish sona, from Proto-Celtic *so-gna-vos (“well grown”).

Adjective

sonney

  1. happy
    Caisht sonney dhyt!
    Happy Easter!
    Laa ruggyree sonney dhyt.
    Happy birthday to you.
    Va seihll sonney echey.
    He lived happily.
  2. fortunate
  3. lucky
  4. affluent

Mutation

Mutation of sonney
radical lenition eclipsis
sonney honney
after "yn", tonney		 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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