baase

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish bás, from Old Irish bás, from Proto-Celtic *bāstom, bāssom, from either Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂- (“to go”) or *(s)gʷes- (“to extinguish”).

Noun

baase m (genitive singular baaish, plural baaseyn)

1. death

   Nagh dooar eh baase?

   Didn't he die? (literally, Didn't he get death?)

2. bereavement
3. extinction
4. capital punishment

Mutation

Mutation of baase

radical	lenition	eclipsis
baase	vaase	maase

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