jarg

See also: järg

English

Etymology

Unknown

Adjective

jarg (comparative more jarg, superlative most jarg)

1. (Liverpool) Not genuine; fake

Manx

Etymology

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Verb

jarg (negative cha yarg, negative first-person singular subjunctive cha yargin)

1. can (be able)

Usage notes

Jarg has no imperative, verbal noun, or past participle, and is mostly used in the negative and the interrogative

Derived terms

• jargaght (“capability, ability; possibility”)
• jargal (“capable, able”)
• neuyargaght (“impossibility”)

Mutation

Mutation of jarg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
jarg	yarg	n'yarg

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

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʒɛrɡ]

Verb

jarg (third-person singular simple present jargs, present participle jargin, simple past and past participle jargit)

1. alternative form of chirk