poodyr
Manx
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English poudre, pouldre, from Old French poudre, poldre, puldre, from Latin pulvis (“dust, powder”).
Noun
poodyr m (genitive singular poodyragh, no plural)
- powder
- gunpowder; explosive gelatine
Synonyms
- poodyr çhentagh (“gunpowder”)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- clooieag phoodyragh (“powder-puff”)
- Cochialg yn Phoodyr (“the Gunpowder Plot”)
- guilley poodyragh (“powder-monkey”)
- kishtey poodyr (“compact”)
- mwyllin poodyragh (“powder mill”)
- poodyr eddin (“face powder”)
- poodyragh (“powdery”)
- poodyraght (“powderiness”)
- poodyrit (“powdered”)
- tasht poodyragh (“powder magazine”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| poodyr | phoodyr | boodyr |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||