feeackle

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish fíacail.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfiːɣəl/

Noun

feeackle f (genitive singular feeackle, plural feeacklyn)

  1. tooth
    Gow dty eeacklyn magh! ― Take your teeth out!
    Lhome eh e 'eeacklyn. ― He showed his teeth.
    T'eh giarrey ny feeacklyn echey. ― He is cutting his teeth.
    Ta ny feeacklyn cailt eck. ― Her teeth are gone.
    Va feeackle tayrnit assym ― I had a tooth out.

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
feeackleeeackleveeackle
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “fíacail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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