carrey

See also: Carrey

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish cara (“friend, relation”) (compare Irish cara, Scottish Gaelic caraid), from Old Irish carae (“friend, relation”), from Proto-Celtic *karants (“friend”), from Proto-Indo-European *kāro- (“dear”) (compare Latin cārus, English charity, whore).

Noun

carrey m (genitive singular carrey, plural caarjyn)

friend
She carrey dooin eh. ― He is a friend of ours.

Antonyms

neucharrey (“enemy”)

Related terms

caarjys (“friendship”)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
carrey	charrey	garrey
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 cara”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN