çhellvane
Manx
Etymology
Possibly a nativized borrowing of telephone.
Noun
çhellvane m (genitive singular çhellvaney, plural çhellvaneyn)
- telephone
- Row peiagh erbee er y çhellvane?
- Has anyone called on the telephone?
- T'ad gymmyrkey ylleeyn çhellvane.
- They carry telephone calls.
- T'ou goll er shirrey er y çhellvane.
- You are wanted on the telephone.
- Row peiagh erbee er y çhellvane?
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| çhellvane | hellvane | jellvane |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Derived terms
- çhellvaneagh
- çhellvanee
- çhellvaney
- çhellvaneys