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sonney

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Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish sona, from Proto-Celtic *so-gna-vos (well grown).

Adjective

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sonney

  1. happy
    Caisht sonney dhyt!
    Happy Easter!
    Laa ruggyree sonney dhyt.
    Happy birthday to you.
    Va seihll sonney echey.
    He lived happily.
  2. fortunate
  3. lucky
  4. affluent

Mutation

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Mutation of sonney
radical lenition eclipsis
sonney honney
after "yn", tonney
unchanged

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