feeyn

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish fín, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom.

Noun

feeyn m (genitive singular feeyney)

1. wine

   Deam eh son tooilley feeyn. ― He called for more wine.

   Eddyr daa voteil dy feeyn. ― Flanked by two bottles of wine.

   Ta tooilley argid er y feeyn. ― The wine is extra.

   Ta'n feeyn boirey er y volg echey. ― The wine does not agree with him.

   Va jough chadlee currit oc 'sy feeyn echey. ― They had drugged his wine.

Derived terms

• aaseyder biljyn feeyney, soieder feeyney, troggeyder biljyn feeyney (“vine grower”)
• ammyr feeyney, fastan feeyney (“wine-press”)
• berrish feeyney (“grape”)
• billey feeyney (“vine, grapevine”)
• blassteyder feeyney (“wine taster”)
• boayrd feeyney (“credence table”)
• boteil feeyney, costrayl feeyney (“wine bottle”)
• botleyr feeyney, fieaumanagh feeyney (“wine butler”)
• bree feeyney (“alcohol”)
• claare feeyney, kaart ny feeyney (“wine list”)
• coobeyr feeyney (“wine cooper”)
• creckeyder feeyney, marçhan feeyney (“vintner, wine merchant”)
• doagh feeyney (“wine vat”)
• feayreyder feeyney (“wine cooler”)
• feeyn appee m (“mellow wine”)
• feeyn Burgoonagh m (“Burgundy”)
• feeyn eddrym m (“small wine, light wine”)
• feeyn eig m (“vapid wine, dead wine”)
• feeyn garg m, feeyn garroo m (“rough wine”)
• feeyn geayr m (“vinegar”)
• feeyn gial m (“white wine”)
• feeyn gial Germaanagh m (“hock”)
• feeyn jeh'n chied reih m, teiy ny feeyney m (“choice wine”)
• feeyn jiarg m (“red wine”)
• feeyn lajer m (“heavy wine”)
• feeyn lostit m (“brandy”)
• feeyn Madeiragh m (“Madeira Wine”)
• feeyn millish m (“sweet wine”)
• feeyn neuvillish m (“dry wine”)
• feeyn noa m (“must, new wine”)
• feeyn Portugeasagh m (“port”)
• feeyn ruissagh m (“rose wine”)
• feeyn ullymar m (“vermouth”)
• feeyn-daahit (“wine-coloured”)
• fouyr feeyney (“vintage”)
• garey feeyney (“vineyard”)
• gareyder feeyney (“wine grower, vine dresser”)
• gareydys feeyney (“wine growing”)
• gleiy vuc feeyney (“grape hyacinth”)
• glenney feeyney (“wine glass”)
• iuder feeyney (“wine drinker”)
• liggar feeyney (“brandy, cognac”)
• mollag feeyney (“winebag”)
• mullag feeyney (“winecask”)
• obbree fouyir feeyney (“vintager”)
• reih-feeyney (“vintage (best wine)”)
• saagh feeyney (“wine press, wine vessel”)
• saagh feeyney erin (“ampulla”)
• sellar feeyney (“wine cellar, wine vault”)
• shamyr feeyney (“wine vault”)
• shugyr feeyney (“grape sugar”)
• sthampeyder feeyney (“grape-treader”)
• thie billey feeyney (“vinery”)

Mutation

Mutation of feeyn

radical	lenition	eclipsis
feeyn	eeyn	veeyn

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), “fín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language