gorrym
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish gorm (“blue”), from Proto-Celtic *gurmos, of uncertain (possibly non-Indo-European) origin.[1]. Cognate with Welsh gwrm (“dusky”).
Adjective
gorrym
Derived terms
- gorrymee (“to blue”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gorrym | ghorrym | ngorrym |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*gurmo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 169
See also
| bane | lheeah | doo |
| jiarg; feer-yiarg | jiarg-bwee; dhone | bwee; bane-wuigh |
| geayney, glass | ||
| gorrym-ghlass, speyr-ghorrym | gorrym | |
| plooreenagh | jiarg gorrym | jiarg-bane |