eaghtyr

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish úachtar, óchtar (“top, surface, cream”), from Proto-Celtic *ouxsterom, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewp-s- (“high”).

Noun

eaghtyr m (genitive singular eaghtyragh, plural eaghtyryn)

surface, top (of water)
Haink yn snauean er ash er yn eaghtyr. ― The float bobbed up again.

Shey shiaghtooyn jeh eaghtyr ny cruinney, she ushtey sailjey. ― Six sevenths of the world's surface is water.

Ta'n eeast shoh snaue er eaghtyr ny marrey. ― These fish swim on the top of the sea.
overburden, superstructure

Derived terms

eaghtyr ny bainney
eaghtyr-mynthey
eaghtyrane

References

C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 úachtar”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

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