eaghtyr

== Manx == === Etymology === From Old Irish úachtar (“top, surface, cream”), from Proto-Celtic *ouxsteros, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewp-s- (“high”). Cognate with Irish uachtar and Scottish Gaelic uachdar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɨəxtər/ === Noun === eaghtyr m (genitive singular eaghtyr, plural eaghtyryn) surface, top (of water) Haink yn snauean er ash er yn eaghtyr. ― The float bobbed up again. Shey shiaghtooyn jeh eaghtyr ny cruinney, she ushtey sailjey. ― Six sevenths of the world's surface is water. Ta'n eeast shoh snaue er eaghtyr ny marrey. ― These fish swim on the top of the sea. overburden, superstructure ==== Derived terms ==== eaghtyr ny bainney eaghtyr-mynthey eaghtyrane === References ===