faarkey

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish fairrge. Cognate with Irish farraige.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːrkʲə/, (also) /ˈfəːrkʲə/

Noun

faarkey m (genitive singular faarkee, plural faarkaghyn)

1. sea, ocean

   Huitt faarkey mooar orrin. ― We were struck by a heavy sea.

   Ta faarkey mooar ayn. ― There is a heavy sea.

Synonyms

• Juan Gorrym
• keayn
• mooir

Mutation

Mutation of faarkey

radical	lenition	eclipsis
faarkey	aarkey	vaarkey

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