gorrym

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish gorm (“blue”), from Proto-Celtic *gurmos, of uncertain (possibly non-Indo-European) origin.[1]. Cognate with Welsh gwrm (“dusky”).

Adjective

gorrym

  1. blue
  2. black (skin colour)

Derived terms

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

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*gurmo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 169
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