jiarg
See also: jiarg-
Contents
Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish derg (“red, ruddy”).
Adjective[edit]
jiarg (plural jiargey)
- red, ruddy, florid, sanguine
- (of eyes) bloodshot
- (heraldry) gules
- glowing, burning
- abandoned
- stark
- (of land) turned, ploughed
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thalloo jiarg
- ploughed land
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Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
jiarg m (genitive singular jiarg, no plural)
Mutation[edit]
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
jiarg | yiarg | n'yiarg |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- “derg” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.