jeeragh
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish díriuch; synchronically jeer + -agh. Cognate with Irish díreach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiːrax/
Adjective
jeeragh
- straight, straightforward, rigid, lineal
- Hie eh dy jeeragh lesh y voayrd. ― He made a bee-line for the table.
- Jimmee eh jeeragh roish. ― He went straight forward.
- Roie eh jeeragh stiagh ayns eddin y voalley. ― He ran smash into the wall.
- sincere, faithful, candid, honest, frank, direct
- just, true, due, strict, exact, precise
- Dy jeeragh! ― Precisely! Quite!
- Quoid dy jeeragh t'ayn? ― Just how many are there?
- erect, plumb, point-blank
Antonyms
- neuyeeragh
Related terms
- jeerid
- jeerys
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| jeeragh | yeeragh | n'yeeragh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||