cadley
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish cotlud.
Noun
cadley m (genitive singular cadlee)
- sleep
- Ren mee cadley dy mie. ― I had a good sleep.
- Ta cadley orrym. ― I am drowsing.
- Ta traa cadlee er jeet. ― The time for sleep has come.
- sleepiness
- Huitt yn cadley orrym. ― I became sleepy.
Derived terms
- cadley jargan (“pins and needles”)
- neuchadley (“insomnia, wakefulness, sleeplessness”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cadley | chadley | gadley |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||