keyll

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish caill. Cognate with Irish coill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiːlʲ/, /kelʲ/

Noun

keyll f (genitive singular keylley, plural keylljyn)

1. forest, wood

   Dy gholl gys ny keylljyn. ― To take to the woods.

   Hie mee trooid keyll. ― I made my way through a wood.

   Ta mee goll raad ny keylley. ― I go by way of the wood.

2. grove, plantation

   Ta’n cheyll gharree shen lhiams. ― I own that oak grove.

Derived terms

• aacheyllaghey
• aamaid keylley
• bun-cheyll
• cro keylley mooar
• kayt ny keylley
• ree ny keylley

 

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
keyll	cheyll	geyll
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.