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Faik
faik
faik
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish ·aicci (“sees”), prototonic form of ad·cí, from Proto-Celtic *ad-kʷis-o-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷei- (“observe”) or *kʷes-. The initial f- of the modern form comes from the misinterpretation of aic- as lenited fhaic-.
Verb
faik (verbal noun fakin, future heeym, past honnick)
- to see
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| faik | aik | vaik |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||