ogher

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish eochair, from Old Irish eochair, from Proto-Celtic *exs-koris, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“turn, curve”) (whence Latin curvus).[1] Cognates with Irish eochair and Scottish Gaelic iuchair.

Noun

ogher f (genitive singular ogheragh, plural ogheryn)

  1. key
    Cur dou ny ogheryn ayd.
    Let me have your keys.
    Faag yn ogher ’sy ghlass.
    Leave the key in the door.
    Ta’n ogher shoh gentreil y glass.
    This key goes in the lock.
  2. keystone
  3. peg
  4. legend
  5. clef

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 217
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