barrantagh
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish baránta (“warrant, authority, guarantee”) (+ -agh; compare Middle Irish barántacht f (“protection”))
Adjective
barrantagh
- dependable, trustworthy
Noun
barrantagh m (genitive singular barrantagh, plural barrantee)
- guarantor, sponsor, commissioner
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
barrantagh | varrantagh | marrantagh |
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), “baránta”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN