eaghtyr

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish úachtar, óchtar (“top, surface, cream”), from Proto-Celtic *ouxsterom, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewp-s- (“high”).

Noun

eaghtyr m (genitive singular eaghtyragh, plural eaghtyryn)

  1. surface, top (of water)
    Haink yn snauean er ash er yn eaghtyr. ― The float bobbed up again.
    Shey shiaghtooyn jeh eaghtyr ny cruinney, she ushtey sailjey. ― Six sevenths of the world's surface is water.
    Ta'n eeast shoh snaue er eaghtyr ny marrey. ― These fish swim on the top of the sea.
  2. overburden, superstructure

Derived terms

References

  • “1 úachtar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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