cabbyl

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish capall.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːvəl/

Noun

cabbyl m (genitive singular cabbil, plural cabbil)

  1. horse
    Dy bee son Juan veagh y cabbyl 've marroo nish.
    Only for John the horse would be dead now.
    Hug eh punt er cabbyl.
    He bet a pound on a horse.
    Ren y cabbyl ratçhal roish.
    The horse burst into a gallop.
    Share çhyndaa cabbil ayns mean ny h-aah na goll er vaih.
    Better to change horses in mid ford than to drown.
    Ta'n cabbyl gymmyltey 'sy vagher.
    The horse is rolling in the field.

Derived terms

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cabbyl chabbyl gabbyl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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