goayr

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish gabor (“goat, horse”), from Proto-Celtic *gabro- (“he-goat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kapr (“penis, he-goat”).

Noun

goayr f and m (genitive goayrey or goair, plural goair)

1. goat
   • S'doillee eh geddyn ollan voish goayr.
     • One can't get wool from a goat.
2. scad
3. stooge

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
goayr	ghoayr	ngoayr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Derived terms

• Çhyndaa yn Ghoayr