twoaie

Manx

Etymology 1

From Old Irish túaid. Cognate with Irish thuaidh.

Adjective

twoaie

1. north, northern

Noun

twoaie f (plural [please provide])

1. north

   Geay hwoaie t’ayn.

   The wind is in the north.

   Heeyn yn clane twoaie jeh’n ellan roin.

   The whole north of the island lay before us.

   Ta ny sleityn sheeyney magh lesh y twoaie.

   The hills sweep away to the north.

   Ta’n snaid dy kinjagh sheeyney lesh yn twoaie.

   The needle always points north.

   Ta’n uinnag jeeaghyn lesh y twoaie.

   The window faces north.

Derived terms

• Yn Affrick Hwoaie
• twoaieagh

Related terms

Manx adverbs of direction and position

	Motion toward	Stationary position at	Motion from
up	seose	heose	neose
down	sheese	heese	neese
east	shiar, my hiar	hiar	niar
west/back	sheear, my heear	heear	neear
north	my hwoaie	twoaie	twoaie
south	my yiass	jiass	jiass, niass
northeast	shiar hwoaie	hiar hwoaie	niar hwoaie
northwest	sheear hwoaie	heear hwoaie	neear hwoaie
southeast	shiar yiass	hiar yiass	niar yiass
southwest	sheear yiass	heear yiass	neear yiass
over there	noon	hoal	noal
over here	—	wass	—
inside	stiagh	sthie	—
outside	magh	mooie	—

Etymology 2

Noun

twoaie f (plural [please provide])

1. caution, circumspection, vigilance
   • Cur twoaie da.
     • Be cautious of it.

Antonyms

• neuhwoaie

Derived terms

• twoaieagh

Mutation

Mutation of twoaie

radical	lenition	eclipsis
twoaie	hwoaie	dwoaie

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