bouyr

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish bodar, from Proto-Celtic *bodaros, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós. Cognate with Sanskrit बधिर (badhira).

Adjective

bouyr

1. deaf

   Cha vel fer erbee cha 'bouyr as eshyn nagh jean clashtyn.

   There is none so deaf as he that will not hear.

   Hug eh cleaysh 'vouyr dou.

   He remained irresponsive to my entreaties.

   Hug mee cleaysh vouyr da’n irriney.

   I closed my ear to the truth.

   T’eh bouyr as balloo.

   He is deaf and dumb.

   T’eh cho 'bouyr as clagh.

   He is as deaf as a doorpost.

   T’eh red beg 'bouyr.

   He is slightly deaf.

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bouyr	vouyr	mouyr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.