jiass

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Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish dess (right-hand; south; right, just; convenient, agreeable), from Proto-Celtic *dexswos, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱswo-, from *deḱs- (right-hand side). Cognate with Irish deas and Scottish Gaelic deas.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jiass m (genitive singular jiass, no plural)

  1. south
    T'eh ceau yn geurey ayns jiass ny Frank.He winters in the south of France.
    Ardjyn y JiassThe South Polar Regions.

Adjective

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jiass

  1. south, southern
    Affrickagh JiassSouth African; Southern African
    Kione Jiass y TheihillAntarctica (literally, “Southern Head (or End) of the World”)

See also

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Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
jiass yiass n'yiass
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.