fouyr
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Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish fogamur (“harvest”), from Old Irish fogamur, fogomur (“last month of harvest”), from Proto-Celtic *wo-gamur (“under winter”), from *gamur (“winter”). Akin to geurey (“winter”). Compare Scottish Gaelic foghar, Irish fómhar.
Noun[edit]
fouyr m (genitive singular fouyir)
Derived terms[edit]
- fouyr feeyney (“vintage”) (of wine)
Mutation[edit]
Manx mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fouyr | ouyr | vouyr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- “fogamar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.