eeast
Manx
Alternative forms
- yeeast
Etymology
From Old Irish íasc. Cognate with Irish iasc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jiːst/, [jiːs]
Noun
eeast m (genitive singular eeast, plural eeastyn)
- fish
- Bioys da dooinney as baase da eeast.
- Life to man and death to fish.
- She dooghys eeast eh dy snaue.
- The nature of fish is to swim.
- Ta'n awin plooghit lesh eeast.
- The river is teeming with fish.
- Ta'n eeast shoh snaue er eaghtyr ny marrey.
- These fish swim on the top of the sea.