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faarkey

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Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish fairrge. Cognate with Irish farraige.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfaːrkʲə/, (also) /ˈfəːrkʲə/

Noun

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faarkey m (genitive singular faarkee, plural faarkaghyn)

  1. sea, ocean
    Huitt faarkey mooar orrin.We were struck by a heavy sea.
    Ta faarkey mooar ayn.There is a heavy sea.

Synonyms

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Mutation

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Mutation of faarkey
radical lenition eclipsis
faarkey aarkey vaarkey

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