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Word "flag" in Manx

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brattagh

Overview
Word " brattagh "

Word " brattaghyn "
Word " vrattagh "

Word " mergey "

Word " mergaghyn "

About Manx:

Genetic affiliation: > Borean > Nostratic > Eurasiatic-Amerind > Eurasiatic > Indo-Uralic > Indo-European > Celtic > q-Celtic > Goidelic
External links:
- About Manx (glv) in the ISO 639-3 website
- About Manx (glv) in Ethnologue.com

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Overview

In Manx, "my flag" is "my vrattagh". I haven’t been able to track down any instances of *"mrattagh" or *"mrattaghyn" so I’d say it’s the theoretical genitive form based on Irish and Scots Gaelic declension until someone tracks down an actual sample showing this usage.
Brian Ellis, 26 Oct 2007

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Word " brattagh "

Word:

brattagh

Script:

Latin

Etym. family:

*brataq

Meaning:

flag

External links:

For Manx, "brattagh" (pl. "brattaghyn") is the general term for flag: Yn/Y Vrattagh Ashoonagh = The National Flag. (The Manx definite article "yn" is often shortened to "y" before a word beginning with a consonant. Ex. yn vrattagh = y vrattagh "the flag"). Directly related to Irish "bratach".
Brian Ellis, 25 Oct 2007

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Word " brattaghyn "

Word:: brattaghyn
Script:: Latin
Variant:: plural of "brattagh"

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Word " vrattagh "

Word:: vrattagh
Script:: Latin
Variant:: unknown ^{(help needed!)} variation of "brattagh"

In Manx, "my flag" is "my vrattagh" (similar spelling of "my" is coincidental, "my" in Manx is pronounced something like "muh").
Brian Ellis, 26 Oct 2007

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Word " mergey "

Word:: mergey
Script:: Latin
Etym. family:: *merg-
Meaning:: ensign, standard, banner, color

"Mergey" (pl. "mergaghyn") is used for "ensign" (The Red Ensign = Yn Mergey Jiarg, The Blue Ensign = Yn Mergey Gorrym, The White Ensign = Yn Mergey Bane) and also for "standard", "banner" or "color". Directly related to Irish "meirge".
Brian Ellis, 25 Oct 2007

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Word " mergaghyn "

Word:: mergaghyn
Script:: Latin
Variant:: plural of "mergey"

The plural form of "mergey" ("mergaghyn") is also used to mean "bunting".
Brian Ellis, 25 Oct 2007

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