cabbyl

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish capall. Cognate with Irish capall and Scottish Gaelic capall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkabəl/

Noun

cabbyl m (genitive singular cabbil, plural cabbil)

1. horse

   Dy bee son Juan veagh y cabbyl 've marroo nish. ― Only for John the horse would be dead now.

   Hug eh punt er cabbyl. ― He bet a pound on a horse.

   Ren y cabbyl ratçhal roish. ― The horse burst into a gallop.

   Share çhyndaa cabbil ayns mean ny h-aah na goll er vaih. ― Better to change horses in mid ford than to drown.

   Ta'n cabbyl gymmyltey 'sy vagher. ― The horse is rolling in the field.

Derived terms

• castan ny gabbil, cro cabbil
• cullee chabbil
• shellan cabbyl

Mutation

Mutation of cabbyl

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cabbyl	chabbyl	gabbyl

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.