shirgey
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish sergad (“lessening, abating, diminishing; act of wasting away, withering”), verbal noun of sergaid (Manx shirg, Scottish Gaelic searg). Compare Scottish Gaelic seargadh.
Noun
shirgey m (genitive singular shirgey, no plural)
- mummification
Derived terms
- shirgane m (“mummy”)
Related terms
- shirg (“mummify”, verb)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| shirgey | hirgey after "yn", çhirgey | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “sergad”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN