Yernagh

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish Érennach (“Irish”), from Ériu (“Ireland”) + -ach.

Adjective

Yernagh

Irish
Ta blass Yernagh echey. ― He speaks with an Irish accent.

Derived terms

Anglo-Yernagh (“Anglo-Irish”)
Yernaghys (“Hibernicism”)

Noun

Yernagh m (genitive singular Yernagh, plural Yernee)

Irishman, Irishwoman

Related terms

Nerin (“Ireland”)
Yernish (“the Irish language”)
Yernisheyr (“Irish-speaker”)

References

“Érennach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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