Unnid 6. Ceau Traa. Genitives.

Question 1

In Manx, what do we mean by a ‘genitive’ form?

Answer 1

Genitive form nouns are used to modify the meaning of another word. For example, cleaysh means ‘ear’, and it has a genitive form; cleayshey, which you can think of as meaning ‘of an ear’, or ‘of ears’.

Example:

• fainaghyn cleayshey* earrings
• Cass* means ‘foot’, its genitive form is coshey.
• bluckan coshey -* football

Question 2

Do all nouns have

genitive forms?

Answer 2

No.

Most nouns do not have genitive forms.

Question 3

ayrey

Answer 3

father (genitive)

• carrey dty ayrey* - friend of your father
• gialdyn yn Ayrey* - promises of the Father thie my ayrey - house of my father

Question 4

braarey

Answer 4

brother (genitive)

carrey dty vraarey - friend of your father ben my vraarey - wife of my brother mac braarey Adam - son of Adam’s brother

Question 5

mayrey

Answer 5

mother (genitive)

çhengey ny mayrey - friend of your father thie my vayrey - promises of the Father carrey my vayrey - friend of my mother

Question 6

king

Answer 6

head (genitive)

çhingys king - a headache folt my ching - hair of my head mullagh dty ching - top of your head

Answer 7

father (genitive)

• carrey dty ayrey* - friend of your father
• gialdyn yn Ayrey* - promises of the Father thie my ayrey - house of my father

Question 8

braarey

Answer 8

brother (genitive)

carrey dty vraarey - friend of your father ben my vraarey - wife of my brother mac braarey Adam - son of Adam’s brother

Question 9

mayrey

Answer 9

mother (genitive)

çhengey ny mayrey - friend of your father thie my vayrey - promises of the Father carrey my vayrey - friend of my mother

Question 10

king

Answer 10

head (genitive)

çhingys king - a headache folt my ching - hair of my head mullagh dty ching - top of your head