graysoil
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish grásamail (“gracious”), from grás (“grace, favour, mercy, benefit”); synchronically, grayse (“grace, virtue”) + -oil (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
graysoil
- graceful
Antonyms
- neughraysoil
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
graysoil | ghraysoil | ngraysoil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “grásamail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.