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seihll

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Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish saegul, from Latin saeculum. Cognate with Irish saol and Scottish Gaelic saoghal.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /səːl/, [seːl], [sɯːl], [siːl]

Noun

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seihll m (genitive singular seihill, plural seihill)

  1. lifetime
    Cha naik mee rieau y lhied ayns ooilley'n seihll aym.
    I never saw the like in my lifetime.
  2. world
    Hug eh seose y Seihll.
    He relinquished the world.
    Eshyn as argid echey t'eh stiurey yn seihll.
    He who has money commands the world.

Mutation

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Mutation of seihll
radical lenition eclipsis
seihll heihll
after "yn", teihll
unchanged

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