obbyr
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish opar, from Latin opera. Cognate with Irish obair.
Noun
obbyr f (genitive singular obbyr, plural obbraghyn)
- work, labour
- Caghlaa obbyr aash.
- a change is as good as a rest; literally ‘A change of work is rest’.
- job, employment
- handiwork
Derived terms
- aa-obbyr
- ard-obbyr
- co-obbragh
- co-obbyr
- neuobbraght
- obbree
- obbyr undinagh
- ym-obbree