cabbyl

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish capall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaːvəl/

Noun

cabbyl m (genitive singular cabbil, plural cabbil)

1. horse

   Dy bee son Juan veagh y cabbyl 've marroo nish. ― Only for John the horse would be dead now.

   Hug eh punt er cabbyl. ― He bet a pound on a horse.

   Ren y cabbyl ratçhal roish. ― The horse burst into a gallop.

   Share çhyndaa cabbil ayns mean ny h-aah na goll er vaih. ― Better to change horses in mid ford than to drown.

   Ta'n cabbyl gymmyltey 'sy vagher. ― The horse is rolling in the field.

Derived terms

• castan ny gabbil, cro cabbil
• cullee chabbil
• shellan cabbyl

 

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cabbyl	chabbyl	gabbyl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.