mainshtyr
Manx
Alternative forms
- mainshter
Noun
mainshtyr m (genitive singular mainshtyr, plural mainshtyryn)
- master, boss
- skipper
- ringmaster
Synonyms
- mainshtyr yn phreaban (“ringmaster”)
Derived terms
- aavainshter (“mate”)
- mainshtyragh (“bossy, domineering”)
- mainshtyraght (“empire; command; bossiness, superiority”)
- mainshtyr kerroo (“quartermaster”)
- mainshtyr post (“postmaster”)
- mainshtyr scoill (“schoolmaster, dominie”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| mainshtyr | vainshtyr | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||