thalloo

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic *talamū, from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥-mon-, root *tel-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɔlu], /ˈtalu/

Noun

thalloo m (genitive singular thallooin, plural thallooyn)

1. land, country, terrain, territory, shore

   Chionnee mee thalloo lesh yn argid. ― I used the money to buy land.

   Cre'n çheu ta'n thalloo ayn? ― How does the land bear?

   Hug eh e lhong er y thalloo. ― He grounded his ship.

   Hug eh thalloo 'syn ennym eck. ― He assigned the land to her.

2. earth, ground, clod, soil

   Beeym er y thalloo kiart nish. ― I'll be on the ground just now.

   Doshil y thalloo foin. ― The ground gave way under us.

   Heeyn eh eh hene er y thalloo. ― He lay flat on the ground.

   Hie y shynnagh 'sy thalloo. ― The fox went to earth.

Derived terms

• cro thallooin (“peanut, groundnut, monkey nut”)
• Thalloo yn Eeast (“Newfoundland”)
• thallooinagh (“earthborn, earthly, terrestrial; earthy; agrarian; risky; territorial”)
• Yn Thalloo Bretnagh (“Wales”)