shiaghtin
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Manx
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish sechtmain, from Latin septimāna, from septimus (“seventh”). Cognate with Irish seachtain.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]shiaghtin f (genitive singular shiaghtiney, plural shiaghteeyn)
- week
- Bee shiaghtin Jemayrt shoh çheet. ― It will be a week come Tuesday.
- Hug eh fogrey shiaghtiney daue. ― He gave them a week's notice.
Mutation
[edit]| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| shiaghtin | hiaghtin after "yn", çhiaghtin |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||