keyll
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish caill. Cognate with Irish coill.
Pronunciation
Noun
keyll f (genitive singular keylley, plural keylljyn)
- forest, wood
- Dy gholl gys ny keylljyn.
- To take to the woods.
- Hie mee trooid keyll.
- I made my way through a wood.
- Ta mee goll raad ny keylley.
- I go by way of the wood.
- grove, plantation
- Ta’n cheyll gharree shen lhiams.
- I own that oak grove.
Derived terms
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
keyll | cheyll | geyll |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |