shiaghtin

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Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish sechtmain, from Latin septimāna, from septimus (seventh). Cognate with Irish seachtain.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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shiaghtin f (genitive singular shiaghtiney, plural shiaghteeyn)

  1. week
    Bee shiaghtin Jemayrt shoh çheet.It will be a week come Tuesday.
    Hug eh fogrey shiaghtiney daue.He gave them a week's notice.

Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
shiaghtin hiaghtin
after "yn", çhiaghtin
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.