garey

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Manx

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Old Norse garðr (enclosed space, yard), from Proto-Germanic *gardaz (court, yard, enclosure), from *ǵʰortós (enclosure), from *ǵʰer- (to enclose). Cognate with Irish garraí (garden; yard, enclosure) and English yard.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeːrə/, /ˈɡɛːrə/

Noun

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garey m (genitive singular garagh, plural garaghyn)

  1. garden
  2. allotment
  3. arbour

Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
garey gharey ngarey
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.