uinnag

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish fuindeóc (compare Irish fuinneog, Scottish Gaelic uinneag), from Old Norse vindauga (literally “wind's eye”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [onˈjaɡ]

Noun

uinnag f (genitive singular uinnag, plural uinnagyn)

window
Cha row uinnag slane 'sy thie. ― There wasn't an entire window in the house.

Foshleeym yn uinnag? ― Shall I open the window?

Haink eh stiagh er yn uinnag. ― He came through the window.

Ta'n uinnag jeeaghyn lesh y twoaie. ― The window faces north.

Ta'n uinnag sollys ayns y sheear. ― The window is bright in the west.

Va'n uinnag kiart er ve brisht ec y gheay. ― The window had just been broken by the wind.

Derived terms

Terms derived from uinnag

uinnag charriads (“carriage window”)
uinnag chasemint, uinnag oslee, uinnag yeushanagh (“casement window”)
uinnag chlea (“dormer window, skylight”)
uinnag chleeah (“lattice window”)
uinnag chooyl (“rear light”)
uinnag chruinn, uinnag volganagh (“bull's-eye window”)
uinnag far-ghorrys, uinnag hrasnane (“transom window”)

uinnag gharrad (“garret window”)
uinnag happ (“shop window”)
uinnag hash (“sash window”)
uinnag hostynagh, uinnag vowagh (“bow window”)
uinnag lattagh (“louvre”)
uinnag lhuingey (“porthole”)
uinnag ny sooilley (“cornea”)

uinnag sleaystagh (“fanlight”)
uinnag sterrym (“storm window”)
uinnag veg (“eyehole”)
uinnag wheeylagh (“wheel window”)
uinnagyn feed bleeaney (“ancient lights”)
uinnagyn greie traenagh (“cab spectacles”)

References

“fuindeóc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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