sheshey

Manx

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Irish *seise (“companion”), from Old Norse sessi. Cognate with Irish seise and Scottish Gaelic seis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛʃə/

Noun

sheshey m (genitive singular sheshee, plural sheshaghyn or sheshee)

1. companion
2. husband, mate, spouse

   Myr s'doo yn feeagh yiow eh sheshey.

   As black as the raven is he'll find a mate.

3. fellow
4. colleague

Synonyms

• (husband): dooinney, dooinney poost, sheshey poost

Derived terms

• ben heshey
• gyn sheshey
• sheshaght
• sheshey graih (“love match”)
• sheshey poost
• sheshoil

Mutation

Mutation of sheshey

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sheshey	heshey after "yn", çheshey	unchanged

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