eaghtyr
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish úachtar, óchtar (“top, surface, cream”), from Proto-Celtic *ouxsterom, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewp-s- (“high”).
Noun
eaghtyr m (genitive singular eaghtyragh, plural eaghtyryn)
- surface, top (of water)
- Haink yn snauean er ash er yn eaghtyr. ― The float bobbed up again.
- Shey shiaghtooyn jeh eaghtyr ny cruinney, she ushtey sailjey. ― Six sevenths of the world's surface is water.
- Ta'n eeast shoh snaue er eaghtyr ny marrey. ― These fish swim on the top of the sea.
- overburden, superstructure
Derived terms
- eaghtyr ny bainney
- eaghtyr-mynthey
- eaghtyrane
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 úachtar”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN