cullyn
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish cuilenn m (“(wood of the) holly-tree”) (compare Scottish Gaelic and Irish cuileann), from Proto-Celtic *kolinnos (compare Welsh celyn, Breton kelenn), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱol- (“thorn, thorny plant”) (compare English holly), from *ḱel- (“to cut”).
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cullyn | chullyn | gullyn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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