Boaldyn

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish Beltaine, cognate with Irish Bealtaine and Scottish Gaelic Bealltainn.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Boaldyn (genitive Boaldyney)

  1. May
    Laa Boaldyn ― First of May, May Day
    Voish mean Voaldyn gys mean Luanistyn. ― From mid May to mid August.

Mutation

Mutation of Boaldyn
radical lenition eclipsis
Boaldyn Voaldyn Moaldyn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, pages 116, 357
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