margey

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish margad, marggad, from Old Norse markaðr (compare modern Icelandic markaður), from Latin mercātus.

Noun

margey m (genitive singular margee or mergee, plural margaghyn)

1. emporium, fair, market, mart
2. treaty

Derived terms

• ard-vargey (“supermarket, emporium”)
• balley margee (“market town”)
• covargey (“trade area”)
• Yn Covargey (“the Common Market”)

 

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
margey	vargey	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.