twoaie
Appearance
Manx
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Irish túaid. Cognate with Irish thuaidh.
Adjective
[edit]twoaie
Noun
[edit]twoaie f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
- north
- Geay hwoaie t’ayn.
- The wind is in the north.
- Heeyn yn clane twoaie jeh’n ellan roin.
- The whole north of the island lay before us.
- Ta ny sleityn sheeyney magh lesh y twoaie.
- The hills sweep away to the north.
- Ta’n snaid dy kinjagh sheeyney lesh yn twoaie.
- The needle always points north.
- Ta’n uinnag jeeaghyn lesh y twoaie.
- The window faces north.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Manx adverbs of direction and position
Motion toward | Stationary position at |
Motion from | |
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up | seose | heose | neose |
down | sheese | heese | neese |
east | shiar, my hiar | hiar | niar |
west/back | sheear, my heear | heear | neear |
north | my hwoaie | twoaie | twoaie |
south | my yiass | jiass | jiass, niass |
northeast | shiar hwoaie | hiar hwoaie | niar hwoaie |
northwest | sheear hwoaie | heear hwoaie | neear hwoaie |
southeast | shiar yiass | hiar yiass | niar yiass |
southwest | sheear yiass | heear yiass | neear yiass |
over there | noon | hoal | noal |
over here | — | wass | — |
inside | stiagh | sthie | — |
outside | magh | mooie | — |
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]twoaie f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
- caution, circumspection, vigilance
- Cur twoaie da.
- Be cautious of it.
- Cur twoaie da.
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
twoaie | hwoaie | dwoaie |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |