bwoid
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish bot (“tail; penis”), from Proto-Celtic *buzdos (“tail, penis”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʷosdʰos (“piece of wood”).
Noun
bwoid m (genitive singular bwoid)
- (anatomy) penis
Derived terms
- bwoidage (“minx”)
- bwoiddagh (“phallic”)
- bwoiddaght, bwoideeaght, bwoidiaght (“sexual intercourse”)
- bwoid lhiggee (“discharge cock”)
- bwoid niaghan (“battledore, chopper”)
- bwoid niaghyn (“dolly”)
- bwoid niargan (“penis”)
- bwoid rioee (“icicle”)
- bwoid saggyrt (“spotted orchis, orchis”)
- bwoid skeddan (“crane fly, daddy-longlegs”)
- bwoid suggane (“rope stone”)
- bwoid trimmid (“corbel”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bwoid | woid | mwoid |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “1 bot” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.