jerrey
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Manx
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish deired (“end”). Cognate with Irish deireadh.
Noun
[edit]jerrey m (genitive singular jerree, plural jerraghyn)
- end, finish
- As shen yn jerrey jeh.
- And that's an end of it.
- Bee jerrey jeant aym royd
- I shall have finished before you.
- closing, finale, conclusion, close
- Cur jerrey er.
- Bring it to a close.
- bottom
- (nautical) stern
- Hie ee fo lurg e jerrey.
- She sank by the stern.
- back (of cart)
- expiration
- extreme
- effect
- offal
Mutation
[edit]Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
jerrey | yerrey | n'yerrey |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |