goayr

Manx

Etymology

    From Old Irish gabor (“goat, horse”), from Proto-Celtic *gabros (“he-goat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kápros (“he-goat”).

    Noun

    goayr f or m (genitive singular goayrey or goair, plural goair)

    1. goat
      S’doillee eh geddyn ollan voish goayr.
      One can’t get wool from a goat.
    2. scad
    3. stooge

    Derived terms

    • bock goayr (“billygoat”)
    • Çhyndaa yn Ghoayr (“Tropic of Capricorn”)

    Mutation

    Mutation of goayr
    radical lenition eclipsis
    goayr ghoayr ngoayr

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    References

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