duillag

Manx

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̪olʲaɡ]

Noun

duillag f (genitive singular duillag, plural duillagyn)

1. leaf
   • Biljyn lhommit gyn duillag, trees stripped of their leaves
   • Ta ny duillagyn daahit ec yn rio. The frost has bitten the leaves.
   • Ta'n buigh çheet er ny duillagyn. The leaves are beginning to turn.
2. sheet (of paper)
   • Duillag chorrym phrowallagh, trial balance sheet
3. pamphlet

Derived terms

• co-ghuillag (“counterfoil”)
• lus y daa ghuillag (“twayblade”)
• neughuillagagh (“leafless, defoliated”)
• tree-ghuillagagh (“three-leaved”)
• yl-ghuillag (“multifoil”)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
duillag	ghuillag	nuillag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.