faarkey
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish fairrge. Cognate with Irish farraige.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈføːɹkə]
Noun
faarkey m (genitive singular faarkee, plural faarkaghyn)
- sea, ocean
- Huitt faarkey mooar orrin. ― We were struck by a heavy sea.
- Ta faarkey mooar ayn. ― There is a heavy sea.
Synonyms
- Juan Gorrym
- keayn
- mooir
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| faarkey | aarkey | vaarkey |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||