shey
Manx
[edit]| 60 | ||
| ← 5 | 6 | 7 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: shey Ordinal: sheyoo | ||
Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish sé, from Proto-Celtic *swexs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Compare Irish sé, Scottish Gaelic sia.
Pronunciation
[edit]Numeral
[edit]shey
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| shey | hey after "yn", çhey |
unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Christopher Lewin (2020), Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, , page 70
Nigerian Pidgin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Particle
[edit]shey
- Marks a yes/no question.
Further reading
[edit]- “shey” in Naija Guru, 2025.
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- Manx terms inherited from Old Irish
- Manx terms derived from Old Irish
- Manx terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Manx terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Manx terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Manx terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Manx terms with IPA pronunciation
- Manx terms with homophones
- Manx lemmas
- Manx numerals
- Manx cardinal numbers
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- Nigerian Pidgin terms derived from Yoruba
- Nigerian Pidgin lemmas
- Nigerian Pidgin particles