jiarg
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See also: jiarg-
Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish derg (“red, ruddy”).
Adjective[edit]
jiarg (plural jiargey)
- red, ruddy, florid, sanguine
- bloodshot (of eyes)
- (heraldry) gules
- glowing, burning
- abandoned
- stark
- turned, ploughed (of land)
- thalloo jiarg
- ploughed land
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
jiarg m (genitive singular jiarg, no plural)
Mutation[edit]
Manx mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
jiarg | yiarg | n'yiarg |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also[edit]
bane | lheeah | doo |
jiarg; feer-yiarg | jiarg-bwee; dhone | bwee; bane-wuigh |
geayney, glass | ||
gorrym-ghlass, speyr-ghorrym | gorrym | |
plooreenagh | jiarg gorrym | jiarg-bane |
References[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “derg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language