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lheiy

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Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish lóeg, from Proto-Celtic *lāɸigos (“calf”) (compare Welsh llo, Cornish leugh), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“cattle”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic laogh.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lheiy m (genitive singular lheiy, plural lheiyee or lheiy)

  1. calf

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Christopher Lewin (2020), Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, pages 235, 243
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