fliaghey

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish flechud (“rain”), from fliuch (“wet”), from Proto-Celtic *wlikʷos. By surface analysis, fliugh +‎ -ey. Cognate with Irish fliuchadh.

Pronunciation

• (Northern Manx) IPA^(key): [flʲaː]
• (Southern Manx) IPA^(key): [flʲaːɣə]

Adjective

fliaghey

1. wet

   Va ram fliaghey jeant riyr.

   It was very wet last night.

Synonyms

• fliugh

Noun

fliaghey m (genitive singular fliaghee, plural fliaghaghyn)

1. rain

   Haink ny rollageyn roo erreish da'n fliaghey. ― The stars came out after the rain.

   Hug y fliaghey yn awin harrish y broogh eck. ― The rain flooded the river.

   Ta'n fliaghey er n'eayraghey yn aer. ― The rain has cooled the air.

   Tar stiagh veih'n fliaghey. ― Come in out of the rain.

2. rainfall
3. precipitation

Derived terms

• fliaghagh (“rainy”, adj)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fliaghey	liaghey	vliaghey
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.