fliaghey

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish flechud (“rain”), from fliuch (“wet”), from Proto-Celtic *wlikʷos. Synchronically analyzable as fliugh +‎ -ey. Cognate with Irish fliuchadh.

Pronunciation

  • (Northern Manx) IPA(key): [flʲaː]
  • (Southern Manx) IPA(key): [flʲaːɣə]

Adjective

fliaghey

  1. wet
    Va ram fliaghey jeant riyr.
    It was very wet last night.

Synonyms

Noun

fliaghey m (genitive singular fliaghee, plural fliaghaghyn)

  1. rain
    Haink ny rollageyn roo erreish da'n fliaghey. ― The stars came out after the rain.
    Hug y fliaghey yn awin harrish y broogh eck. ― The rain flooded the river.
    Ta'n fliaghey er n'eayraghey yn aer. ― The rain has cooled the air.
    Tar stiagh veih'n fliaghey. ― Come in out of the rain.
  2. rainfall
  3. precipitation

Derived terms

  • fliaghagh (“rainy”, adj)

Mutation

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