moghrey
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish mochrád, a corruption of mochtráth (“early hour”) (compare Scottish Gaelic mochthrath), from moch (“early”) + tráth (“hour, period, time”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.rə/
Noun
moghrey m (genitive singular moghree, plural moghreeyn)
- morning
- Cha nel mee aym pene moghrey jiu. ― I am not feeling quite the thing this morning.
- Moghrey mie! / Moghrey dhyt! ― Good morning!
- Ta mee goll ny quail dagh moghrey as t'ee çheet my whail. ― I meet her every morning and she meets me.
- Va mee loayrt rish er y çhellvane moghrey jiu. ― I was on to him on the phone this morning.
- Va'n moghrey kiune as aalin. ― The morning was calm and fair.
Synonyms
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| moghrey | voghrey | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “moch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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