fouyr

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish fogamur (“harvest”), from Old Irish fogamar, fogomur (“autumn”). Compare Scottish Gaelic foghar, Irish fómhar.

Noun

fouyr m (genitive singular fouyir)

1. harvest

   fouyr arroo ― corn harvest

   fouyr ny hoarn ― barley harvest

   fouyr ny marrey ― harvest of the sea

   fouyr trome ― bounteous harvest

2. autumn

   Ta'n Ouyr cur daah buigh er ny duillagyn.

   Autumn turns the leaves yellow.

Derived terms

• fouyr feeyney (“vintage”) (of wine)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fouyr	ouyr	vouyr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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