eeast

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Manx[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish íasc. Cognate with Irish iasc.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

eeast m (genitive singular eeast, plural eeastyn)

  1. fish
    Bioys da dooinney as baase da eeast.
    Life to man and death to fish.
    She dooghys eeast eh dy snaue.
    The nature of fish is to swim.
    Ta'n awin plooghit lesh eeast.
    The river is teeming with fish.
    Ta'n eeast shoh snaue er eaghtyr ny marrey.
    These fish swim on the top of the sea.