çhionn
Manx
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The verb is from Middle Irish tendaid (“to press”), and the adjective from Middle Irish tend (“strong, firm”). They are probably related.
Verb
[edit]çhionn (verbal noun çhionney, past participle çhionnt)
- tauten, tighten
- inflate, pump up, pressurize
- clench, grit
- fasten, put on
- straighten
- screw up
- strain
- cog
Derived terms
[edit]- cohionn (“compress”)
Adjective
[edit]çhionn
- hardy, firm, stiff, taut
- stuck fast
- tight-fitting
- hard-pressed
- austere
- speedy
- delicate
- tense
- busy
- inflated
- erect (as penis)
Derived terms
[edit]- troosyn çhionn (“pantaloons”)
Mutation
[edit]| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| çhionn | hionn | jionn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||