uinnag

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish fuindeóc (compare Irish fuinneog, Scottish Gaelic uinneag), from Old Norse vindauga (literally “wind's eye”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [onˈjaɡ]

Noun

uinnag f (genitive singular uinnag, plural uinnagyn)

  1. window
    Cha row uinnag slane 'sy thie. ― There wasn't an entire window in the house.
    Foshleeym yn uinnag? ― Shall I open the window?
    Haink eh stiagh er yn uinnag. ― He came through the window.
    Ta'n uinnag jeeaghyn lesh y twoaie. ― The window faces north.
    Ta'n uinnag sollys ayns y sheear. ― The window is bright in the west.
    Va'n uinnag kiart er ve brisht ec y gheay. ― The window had just been broken by the wind.

Derived terms
  • uinnag charriads (“carriage window”)
  • uinnag chasemint, uinnag oslee, uinnag yeushanagh (“casement window”)
  • uinnag chlea (“dormer window, skylight”)
  • uinnag chleeah (“lattice window”)
  • uinnag chooyl (“rear light”)
  • uinnag chruinn, uinnag volganagh (“bull's-eye window”)
  • uinnag far-ghorrys, uinnag hrasnane (“transom window”)
  • uinnag gharrad (“garret window”)
  • uinnag happ (“shop window”)
  • uinnag hash (“sash window”)
  • uinnag hostynagh, uinnag vowagh (“bow window”)
  • uinnag lattagh (“louvre”)
  • uinnag lhuingey (“porthole”)
  • uinnag ny sooilley (“cornea”)
  • uinnag sleaystagh (“fanlight”)
  • uinnag sterrym (“storm window”)
  • uinnag veg (“eyehole”)
  • uinnag wheeylagh (“wheel window”)
  • uinnagyn feed bleeaney (“ancient lights”)
  • uinnagyn greie traenagh (“cab spectacles”)

References
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