speyr

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish spéir, from Latin sphēra, sphaera (“ball, globe, sphere”), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”). Compare Irish spéir, Scottish Gaelic speur.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /speːr/, /speː/

Noun

speyr f (genitive singular speyrey, plural speyryn)

  1. sky; air
  2. climate, weather
  3. atmosphere

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Synonyms
  • (sky, air): aer
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