meeyl
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish míl (“animal, louse”), from Proto-Celtic *mīlom, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₁l-.
Pronunciation
Noun
meeyl f (genitive singular meeyl, plural meeylyn)
Synonyms
- quill (“gnat”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| meeyl | veeyl | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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- gv:Insects