jeeragh

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish díriuch. By surface analysis, jeer +‎ -agh. Cognate with Irish díreach.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiːrax/

Adjective

jeeragh

  1. straight, straightforward, rigid, lineal
    Hie eh dy jeeragh lesh y voayrd. ― He made a bee-line for the table.
    Jimmee eh jeeragh roish. ― He went straight forward.
    Roie eh jeeragh stiagh ayns eddin y voalley. ― He ran smash into the wall.
  2. sincere, faithful, candid, honest, frank, direct
  3. just, true, due, strict, exact, precise
    Dy jeeragh! ― Precisely! Quite!
    Quoid dy jeeragh t'ayn? ― Just how many are there?
  4. erect, plumb, point-blank

Antonyms

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