keayn
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish cúan (“bay, gulf, harbour”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kiᵈn]
Noun
keayn m (genitive singular keayin, plural keaynyn)
- sea
Synonyms
- faarkey
- Juan Gorrym
- mooir
Derived terms
- Yn Keayn Sheealtagh (“the Pacific Ocean”)
- Yn Keayn Sheear (“the Atlantic Ocean”)
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
keayn | cheayn | geayn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |