ushtey

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish uisce, from Proto-Celtic *udenskyos, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

Pronunciation

Noun

ushtey m (genitive singular ushtey, plural ushtaghyn)

  1. water

Derived terms

  • ushtagh (“watery; aquatic”)
  • ushtee (“water, irrigate, steep”, verb)
  • ushtoil (“aqueous”)

References

  1. ^ Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, page 73
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