keyrrey

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish cáera, from Old Irish cauru, from Proto-Celtic *kaɸerūxs.

Noun

keyrrey f (genitive singular keyrragh, plural kirree)

1. sheep

   Ren y cheyrrey tilgey yn eayn eck. ― The sheep cast her lamb.

   T’ish y cheyrrey smessey ’sy woaillee. ― It’s the worst sheep in the fold.

   Ta un cheyrrey screbbagh doghaney yn clane shioltane. ― One scabby sheep infects the whole flock.

Derived terms

• coo keyrragh (“sheepdog”)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
keyrrey	cheyrrey	geyrrey
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.