shapp

Manx

Etymology

Borrowed from English shop.

Noun

shapp m (genitive singular shapp, plural shappyn)

shop, store
- Bee ny shappyn doont Jeheiney Chaisht.
  - The shops close on Good Friday.
- Hem roym dy tappee gys ny shappyn.
  - I'll slip round to the shops.
- Hug eh shapp er bun ayns Doolish.
  - He opened a shop in Douglas.
- S'bastagh dy vel ny shenn happyn lught thie dooney sheese.
  - It's a pity that the old family businesses are closing.
- Ta mee goll gys ny shappyn.
  - I am going to the shops.
- Va ny cooyllaghyn er uinnagyn ny shappyn.
  - The shops had their shutters up.

Derived terms

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
shapp	happ after "yn", çhapp	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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