jiarg
See also: jiarg-
Manx
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish derg (“red, ruddy”).
Adjective
editjiarg (plural jiargey)
- red, ruddy, florid, sanguine
- bloodshot (of eyes)
- (heraldry) gules
- glowing, burning
- abandoned
- stark
- turned, ploughed (of land)
- thalloo jiarg
- ploughed land
Derived terms
editNoun
editjiarg m (genitive singular jiarg, no plural)
Mutation
editManx mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
jiarg | yiarg | n'yiarg |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also
editbane | lheeah | doo |
jiarg; feer-yiarg | jiarg-bwee; dhone | bwee; bane-wuigh |
geayney, glass | ||
gorrym-ghlass, speyr-ghorrym | gorrym | |
plooreenagh | jiarg gorrym | jiarg-bane |
References
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “derg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language