feeackle

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish fíacail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːɣəl/

Noun

feeackle f (genitive singular feeackle, plural feeacklyn)

1. tooth

   Gow dty eeacklyn magh! ― Take your teeth out!

   Lhome eh e 'eeacklyn. ― He showed his teeth.

   T'eh giarrey ny feeacklyn echey. ― He is cutting his teeth.

   Ta ny feeacklyn cailt eck. ― Her teeth are gone.

   Va feeackle tayrnit assym ― I had a tooth out.

Mutation

Mutation of feeackle

radical	lenition	eclipsis
feeackle	eeackle	veeackle

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

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fíacail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language