braew

Manx

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bræʋ]

Adjective

braew

1. fine, handsome, splendid

   Nagh vel eh braew!

   Isn't he bonny!

   Ren eh ny ghooinney braew.

   He grew into a fine man.

   She fer braew eshyn.

   He's a splendid fellow.

   Ta laa braew ayn.

   It's a fine day.

   Ta seihll braew roish.

   A fine future lies before him.

2. precious, rare

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
braew	vraew	mraew
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.