cleaysh
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Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish clúas, clúais (“hearing, ear”), from Proto-Celtic *kloustā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cleaysh f (genitive singular cleayshey, plural cleayshyn)
- ear
- Cur cleaysh da'n choyrle! ― Listen to reason!
- Hug eh cleaysh vouyr dou. ― He turned a deaf ear to me.
- Hug mee cleaysh gheyre da. ― I listened attentively.
- Hug mee cleaysh vouyr da'n irriney. ― I closed my ear to the truth.
- Ren ee jiargaghey gys bun ny cleayshyn eck. ― She blushed up to the ears.
- Ta cleaysh ree-gheyre echey. ― He has an exquisite ear.
- Ta cleaysh vie echey da'n chiaulleeaght. ― He has an ear for music.
- Ta cleayshyn birragh echey. ― He has pointed ears.
Derived terms[edit]
- fainey chleayshey (“earring”)
Mutation[edit]
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cleaysh | chleaysh | gleaysh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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- Manx terms inherited from Old Irish
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