geayl
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish gúal (“charcoal, coal”), from Proto-Celtic *goulos, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”), though the details are unclear.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Northern Manx) IPA(key): [ɡiːl]
- (Southern Manx) IPA(key): [ɡyːl], [ɡɯːl], [ɡuːl]
Noun
geayl m (genitive singular geayil)
- coal
Derived terms
- geayl-ghoo
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| geayl | gheayl | ngeayl |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*gowlo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 165