Lhein

Manx

Alternative forms

  • Lheiun

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish lúan,[1] cognate with Irish Luan and Scottish Gaelic Luan.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lhein m

  1. Monday
    Jiu yn Lhein.
    Today is Monday.

See also

Mutation

Mutation of Lhein
radical lenition eclipsis
Lhein unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lúan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Christopher Lewin (2020), Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, page 172
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