fouyr
Manx
Etymology
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
fouyr m (genitive singular fouyir)
Derived terms
- fouyr feeyney (“vintage”) (of wine)
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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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
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fogamar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language