Yernish

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish Ériu, Érenn (“Ireland”) + -ish, on the model of Yernagh (from Old Irish Érennach).

Proper noun

Yernish f

1. the Irish language

   Ta'n fockle Gaelgagh shoh çheet magh ass y Yernish.

   This Manx word is derived from Irish.

Derived terms

• Yernisheyr (“Irish-speaker”)

Related terms

• Nerin (“Ireland”)
• Yernagh (“Irish”)
• Yernaghys (“Hibernicism”)

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Ériu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

• Yernish on the Manx Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gv