goayr

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Manx

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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

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Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
goayr ghoayr ngoayr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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