garey

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Manx[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Old Norse garðr (enclosed space, yard), from Proto-Germanic *gardaz (court, yard, enclosure), from *ǵʰortós (enclosure), from *ǵʰer- (to enclose). Cognate with Irish garraí (garden; yard, enclosure) and English yard.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeːrə/, /ˈɡɛːrə/

Noun[edit]

garey m (genitive singular garagh, plural garaghyn)

  1. garden
  2. allotment
  3. arbour

Mutation[edit]

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
garey gharey ngarey
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.