jeeragh
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish díriuch; synchronically jeer + -agh. Cognate with Irish díreach.
Pronunciation
Adjective
jeeragh
- straight, straightforward, rigid, lineal
- sincere, faithful, candid, honest, frank, direct
- just, true, due, strict, exact, precise
- Dy jeeragh! ― Precisely! Quite!
- Quoid dy jeeragh t'ayn? ― Just how many are there?
- erect, plumb, point-blank
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Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
jeeragh | yeeragh | n'yeeragh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |