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Where does “-aght” come from?

-aght (Manx) comes from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.

-aght (Manx): Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...

Definitions

  1. Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...

Ancestry of “-aght”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
2Proto-Celtic-axtā—
3Proto-Celticaxtā—

Words derived from “-aght”

  • kiunaght
  • so-chredjallaght
  • neuhraartaght
  • neuentreilaght
  • neuheiltaght
  • aashaght
  • foddeeaght
  • foddiaght
  • yn-shiaulltaght
  • oaylleeaght
  • so-lhoobaght
  • aarnieuaght
  • so-ghaalaght
  • neureiltaght
  • coreiraght
  • puntaght
  • yn-sheeyntaght
  • neuchurrymaght
  • co-yssaght
  • neuellynaght
  • so-lhottaght
  • meecheealaght
  • co-chruinnaght
  • neucoheshaghtagh
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