mimmey
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish muimme (“nurse, foster mother”). Cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic muime, buime (“foster mother, nurse”).
Noun
mimmey f (genitive singular mimmey, plural mimmaghyn)
- (female) guardian, foster mother
- godmother
- sponsor
Synonyms
- (foster mother): moir gholtee
Coordinate terms
- (gender): gedjey, ayr doltee
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| mimmey | vimmey | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||