meshtey
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish mescae (“drunkenness, intoxication”), from Proto-Celtic *miskos (“mixed up, confused”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ- (“to mix”). Cognate with Irish meisce.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeʃtə/
Noun
meshtey f (genitive singular meshtey, no plural)
- drunkenness, intoxication
- Synonym: meshtallys
Derived terms
- er meshtey (“drunk, intoxicated”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| meshtey | veshtey | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “mescae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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