seihll
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Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish saegul, from Latin saeculum. Cognate with Irish saol and Scottish Gaelic saoghal.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
seihll m (genitive singular seihill, plural seihill)
- lifetime
- Cha naik mee rieau y lhied ayns ooilley'n seihll aym.
- I never saw the like in my lifetime.
- world
- Hug eh seose y Seihll.
- He relinquished the world.
- Eshyn as argid echey t'eh stiurey yn seihll.
- He who has money commands the world.
Mutation[edit]
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| seihll | heihll after "yn", teihll |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||