faggys

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish focus, from Old Irish ocus (“near”). Cognate with Irish fogas and Scottish Gaelic fagas.

Pronunciation

Adjective

faggys (comparative sniessey)

  1. near
    Daag mee y lioar faggys da'n oghe.
    I left the book near the oven.

Mutation

Mutation of faggys
radical lenition eclipsis
faggys aggys vaggys

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Christopher Lewin (2020), Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, page 130
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