çhellvane

Manx

Etymology

Possibly a nativized borrowing of English telephone.

Noun

çhellvane m (genitive singular çhellvaney, plural çhellvaneyn)

1. telephone

   Row peiagh erbee er y çhellvane? ― Has anyone called on the telephone?

   T'ad gymmyrkey ylleeyn çhellvane. ― They carry telephone calls.

   T'ou goll er shirrey er y çhellvane. ― You are wanted on the telephone.

Derived terms

• çhellvaneagh
• çhellvanee
• çhellvaney
• çhellvaneys

Mutation

Mutation of çhellvane

radical	lenition	eclipsis
çhellvane	hellvane	jellvane

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.