shapp

shapp

Manx

Etymology

Borrowed from English shop.

Noun

shapp m (genitive singular shapp, plural shappyn)

  1. 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

  • fo-happ
  • yl-happ

Mutation

Mutation of shapp
radical lenition eclipsis
shapp happ
after "yn", çhapp		 unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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