-agh
See also: agh, ágh, and àgh
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos, *-eh₂ḱos, from a-stem suffix *-eh₂- + adjectival suffix *-kos, *-ḱos; compare Welsh -og. Doublet of -ag.
Suffix
-agh
- Forms nouns/adjectives from other nouns and adjectives with the sense of 'person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having'
- Nouns:
- Mannin (“Isle of Man”) + -agh → Manninagh (“Manxman/woman”)
- Sostyn (“England”) + -agh → Sostynagh (“Englishman/woman”)
- Adjectives:
- aash (“ease”) + -agh → aashagh (“easy”)
- firriney (“truth”) + -agh → firrinagh (“true”)
- Also:
- Manninagh (“Manx”, adjective), Sostynagh (“English”, adjective)
- Nouns:
Derived terms
Manx terms suffixed with -agh