assyl
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish asal (“ass, she-ass”), from Latin asellus (“small or young donkey”).
Noun
assyl m (genitive singular assyl, plural assylyn)
- ass, donkey
Derived terms
- assyl bwoirrin, laair assyl (“she-ass”)
- assyl feie, assyl oaldey (“wild ass”)
- caairt assyl (“donkey-cart”)
- collagh assyl (“jackass”)
- immanagh assyl (“donkey-driver”)
- lhiy assyl (“donkey-colt”)
- sharragh assyl (“donkey-foal”)
Further reading
- “asal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.