faarkey

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Manx[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish fairrge. Cognate with Irish farraige.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

faarkey m (genitive singular faarkee, plural faarkaghyn)

  1. sea, ocean
    Huitt faarkey mooar orrin.We were struck by a heavy sea.
    Ta faarkey mooar ayn.There is a heavy sea.

Synonyms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
faarkey aarkey vaarkey
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.