keyll
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Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish caill. Cognate with Irish coill.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
keyll f (genitive singular keylley, plural keylljyn)
- forest, wood
- Dy gholl gys ny keylljyn. ― To take to the woods.
- Hie mee trooid keyll. ― I made my way through a wood.
- Ta mee goll raad ny keylley. ― I go by way of the wood.
- grove, plantation
- Ta’n cheyll gharree shen lhiams. ― I own that oak grove.
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| keyll | cheyll | geyll |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||