gorrym
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish gorm (“blue”), from Proto-Celtic *gurmos, of uncertain (possibly non-Indo-European) origin.[1]. Cognate with Welsh gwrm (“dusky”).
Adjective
gorrym
Derived terms
- gorrymee (“to blue”)
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gorrym | ghorrym | ngorrym |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*gurmo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 169