shenn

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish sen, from Proto-Celtic *senos (compare Welsh hen), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).

Adjective

shenn (comparative shinney)

1. old

   Cha nel ee cha shenn as shen. ― She isn't so very old.

   Hie yn shenn dooinney dy lhie. ― The old man took to his bed.

   Keayrt va mee aeg as nish ta mee shenn. ― Once I was young and now I am old.

   She'n shenn skeeal reesht eh. ― It's the same old story.

Usage notes

Unlike most Manx adjectives, shenn precedes the noun, and lenites it where applicable.

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
shenn	henn after "yn", çhenn	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.