feeackle

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish fíacail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːɣəl/

Noun

feeackle f (genitive singular feeackle, plural feeacklyn)

1. tooth

   Gow dty eeacklyn magh! ― Take your teeth out!

   Lhome eh e 'eeacklyn. ― He showed his teeth.

   T'eh giarrey ny feeacklyn echey. ― He is cutting his teeth.

   Ta ny feeacklyn cailt eck. ― Her teeth are gone.

   Va feeackle tayrnit assym ― I had a tooth out.

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
feeackle	eeackle	veeackle
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fíacail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language