assyl

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish asal (“ass, she-ass”), from Latin asellus (“small or young donkey”).

Noun

assyl m (genitive singular assyl, plural assylyn)

ass, donkey

Derived terms

Derived terms

assyl bwoirrin, laair assyl (“she-ass”)
assyl feie, assyl oaldey (“wild ass”)

caairt assyl (“donkey-cart”)
collagh assyl (“jackass”)

immanagh assyl (“donkey-driver”)
lhiy assyl (“donkey-colt”)

sharragh assyl (“donkey-foal”)

Further reading

“asal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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