thalhear
Manx
Alternative forms
- thalleyr
Etymology
From Middle Irish táilliúr (compare Scottish Gaelic tàillear, Irish táilliúir), from Anglo-Norman tailour (compare English tailor), from taillier (“to cut; to shape”), from Late Latin taliō.
Noun
thalhear m (genitive singular thalhearagh, plural thalhearyn)
- tailor (person who makes, repairs, and alters clothes)
Derived terms
- ben-thalhear m (“tailoress”)
- guiy thalhearagh m (“tailor's-goose”)
- jalloo thalhearagh m (“tailor's-dummy”)
- thalhearagh (“tailored”, adjective)
- thalhearagh m, thalhearys m (“tailoring”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| thalhear | halhear | dhalhear |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “táilliúr”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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