mimmey
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Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish muimme (“nurse, foster mother”). Cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic muime, buime (“foster mother, nurse”).
Noun[edit]
mimmey f (genitive singular mimmey, plural mimmaghyn)
- (female) guardian, foster mother
- Synonym: moir gholtee
- godmother
- sponsor
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (gender): gedjey, ayr doltee
Mutation[edit]
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| mimmey | vimmey | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||