gedjey

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish aite (“foster father, tutor, teacher”). Cognate with Irish oide.

Noun

gedjey m (genitive singular gedjey, plural gedjaghyn)

  1. (male) guardian, foster father
    Synonym: ayr doltee
  2. godfather
  3. sponsor

Coordinate terms

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
gedjeyghedjeyngedjey
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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