arragh

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish errach, from Proto-Celtic *wesrakos, enlargement of Proto-Celtic *wesr-, from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (compare Latin vēr, Lithuanian vãsara (“summer”), Polish wiosna, Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta, “summer”), वसर् (vasar, “in the morning”)). Cognate with Irish earrach and Scottish Gaelic earrach.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈarax/

Noun

arragh m (genitive singular arree, plural arreeyn)

1. spring, springtime

Antonyms

• fouyr

Derived terms

• Toshiaght Arree ("February")