assyl

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish asal (“ass, she-ass”), from Latin asellus (“small or young donkey”).

Noun

assyl m (genitive singular assyl, plural assylyn)

  1. ass, donkey

Derived terms
  • assyl bwoirrin, laair assyl (“she-ass”)
  • assyl feie, assyl oaldey (“wild ass”)
  • caairt assyl (“donkey-cart”)
  • collagh assyl (“jackass”)
  • immanagh assyl (“donkey-driver”)
  • lhiy assyl (“donkey-colt”)
  • sharragh assyl (“donkey-foal”)

Further reading
  • “asal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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