tarroo
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”) (compare Welsh tarw, Cornish tarow, Breton tarv, Gaulish taruos), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”) (compare Latin taurus).
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tarroo | harroo | darroo |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “tarb” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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