keyll

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish caill. Cognate with Irish coill.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiːlʲ/, /kelʲ/

Noun

keyll f (genitive singular keylley, plural keylljyn)

  1. forest, wood
    Dy gholl gys ny keylljyn.To take to the woods.
    Hie mee trooid keyll.I made my way through a wood.
    Ta mee goll raad ny keylley.I go by way of the wood.
  2. grove, plantation
    Ta’n cheyll gharree shen lhiams.I own that oak grove.

Derived terms

Mutation

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