goayr

Manx

Etymology

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

Noun

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

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
goayrghoayrngoayr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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