Prefixed h-.
h-
is prefixed to an initial vowel of a stressed word when a preceding connected but
unstressed word ends in a vowel, and, had the word begun with a consonant, no mutation
would have been appropriate.
Arrey ny h-oie. The night guard.
Ayraghyn ny h-Agglish. Fathers of the church.
Beeal ny h-oie. The evening, just before dark.
Blein Noa ny h-eayst. Lunar New Year.
Bratteeyn croghey er fud ny h-ellan. Flags flying throughout the island.
Cha nod oo goaill y sheh marish ny h-eairkanyn. You can't have it both ways.
Chengaghyn ny h-ashoonyn. Tongues of the nations.
Coonseil Vannin Ny h-Ellynyn. Isle of Mann Arts Council.
Dy chlou dy h-Iddaalagh. To print in italics.
Dy ve brisht ec ny h-uiljyn. To be out at elbows.
Eaghtyr ny h-Ejypt. Upper Egypt.
Eeanlee ny h-aer. The fowls of the air.
Emshir ny h-Erin. The Irish Times.
Faaishnys ny h-emshyr. The weather forecast.
Faastey ny h-eaddeeyn. Giving the clothes a wring.
Fo scaa ny h-oie. Under favour of the night.
Fud ny h-oie. During the night.
Ghow shin lhuingys ec Purt ny h-Inshey. We took the boat at Peel.
Gobbragh er ny h-inchyn. Acting on the brain.
Haink ad fo dorraghys ny h-oie. They came under the cloak of night.
Haink mee er ayns Purt ny h-Inshey. I came across him in Peel.
Heiy eh e h-ingnyn stiagh 'syn 'eill. He dug his nails into the flesh.
Hie eh dy chummal ayns Purt ny h-Inshey. He went to live in Peel.
Hug ad seose ny h-armyn oc. They laid down their arms.
Jean ymmyd jeh ny h-ymmydyn. Make use of the amenities.
Kiaulleeaght ny h-Agglish. Gregorian chant.
Lught ny h-oikan. The black-coated workers.
Mee ny h-eayst. Lunar month.
Mraane-jee ny h-erreeyn. The Fates.
Myr brann ny h-oie. Like a night-time dream.
Noid ny h-Anmey. The Evil One.
Ny h-Ashoonyn Unnaneysit. The United Nations.
Ny h-ellynyn ooasley. The liberal arts.
Ny h-obbreeyn. The workers.
Ny h-oieghyn liauyrey geuree. The long winter evenings.
Oik ny h-Emshir. The weather bureau.
Ponck y chur er ny h-i-aghyn. Dot the i's.
Rheynn ny h-obbraghyn graney. Dirty tricks department.
Share chyndaa cabbil ayns mean ny h-aah na goll er vaih. Better to change horses
in mid ford than to drown.
Sleityn ny h-Ooral. The Ural mountains.
Smoghan yn skeddan ayns Purt ny h-Inshey. The smell of herring in Peel.
Spaag ny h-ooryn. Hour finger.
T'eh baih ny h-yn echey. He drops his h's.
T'eh gee ny h-yngnyn echey. He bites his nails.
Ta blaaghey ny h-aegid echey. He is the flower of his youth.
Ta h-inchyn echey. He's got plenty of grey matter.
Ta jantys ny h-Ellan echey jeh. He has the Island agency for it.
Ta keeiragh ny h-oie ayn. Night is falling.
Ta ny h-ein cur magh clooie. The chickens are feathering.
Ta ny h-oashyn er reays. The ewes are tupping.
Ta ny h-oieghyn gaase ny s'lhiurey. The nights are drawing in.
Ta sheeyney çheet er ny h-oieghyn. The nights are drawing in.
Ta'n Ghaelg goll naardey ayns Gaeltaght ny h-Albey. Gaelic is decaying in the Highlands
of Scotland.
Tayrtyn ny h-addagyn magh ass Bradda. Catching the haddock off Bradda.
Va shin geeastagh skeddan magh ass Purt ny h-Inshey. We were fishing herring off
Peel.
Yeeagh eh orrym dy h-ouryssagh. He looked askance at me.
Yn guiy jeh ny h-oohyn airhey. The goose that lays the golden egg.
Yn reih jeh ny h-uilk. The lesser of the evils.