faarkey

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish fairrge. Cognate with Irish farraige.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈføːɹkə]

Noun

faarkey m (genitive singular faarkee, plural faarkaghyn)

  1. sea, ocean
    Huitt faarkey mooar orrin. ― We were struck by a heavy sea.
    Ta faarkey mooar ayn. ― There is a heavy sea.

Synonyms

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
faarkeyaarkeyvaarkey
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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