twoaieagh

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Manx

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Etymology 1

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From twoaie (north, northern) +‎ -agh.

Noun

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twoaieagh m (genitive singular twoaieagh, plural twoaieaghyn)

  1. northerner, northsider, northern Manx person
    T'ee ny twoaieagh.She's a northern Manx person.

Etymology 2

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From twoaie (caution, circumspection, vigilance) +‎ -agh.

Adjective

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twoaieagh

  1. vigilant, wary, apprehensive, circumspect, careful, cautious
    Antonym: neuhwoaieagh
    T'eh twoaieagh dy vel gaue ayn.He is apprehensive of danger.
    T'eh twoaieagh.He's on his guard.
    Ta mee feer twoaieagh.I am very apprehensive.
Derived terms
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Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
twoaieagh hwoaieagh dwoaieagh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.