keayn

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish cúan (“bay, gulf, harbour”), from Proto-Celtic *kawnos, from Proto-Indo-European *kapnós, from *keh₂p-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kiᵈn]

Noun

keayn m (genitive singular keayin, plural keaynyn)

1. sea

Synonyms

• faarkey
• Juan Gorrym
• mooir

Derived terms

• Yn Keayn Sheealtagh (“the Pacific Ocean”)
• Yn Keayn Sheear (“the Atlantic Ocean”)

Mutation

Mutation of keayn

radical	lenition	eclipsis
keayn	cheayn	geayn

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