jiass
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish dess (“right-hand; south; right, just; convenient, agreeable”), from Proto-Celtic *dexswos, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱswo-, from *deḱs- (“right-hand side”). Cognate with Irish deas and Scottish Gaelic deas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒas/
Noun
jiass m (genitive singular jiass, no plural)
- south
- T'eh ceau yn geurey ayns jiass ny Frank. ― He winters in the south of France.
- Ardjyn y Jiass ― The South Polar Regions.
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
jiass | yiass | n'yiass |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Adjective
jiass
See also
Manx adverbs of direction and position
Motion toward | Stationary position at | Motion from | |
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up | seose | heose | neose |
down | sheese | heese | neese |
east | shiar, my hiar | hiar | niar |
west/back | sheear, my heear | heear | neear |
north | my hwoaie | twoaie | twoaie |
south | my yiass | jiass | jiass, niass |
northeast | shiar hwoaie | hiar hwoaie | niar hwoaie |
northwest | sheear hwoaie | heear hwoaie | neear hwoaie |
southeast | shiar yiass | hiar yiass | niar yiass |
southwest | sheear yiass | heear yiass | neear yiass |
over there | noon | hoal | noal |
over here | — | wass | — |
inside | stiagh | sthie | — |
outside | magh | mooie | — |
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