R17 Prepositions + Personal Pronouns

In Manx, as in other Celtic languages, prepositions (words like ‘to’ and ‘with’) combine with personal pronouns (words like ‘he’ and ‘us’) to give single words.

Da - To
Emphatic forms
dou - to me dooys - to me
dhyt - to you dhyts - to you
da - to him, to it dasyn - to him
, to it
jee - to her, to it jeeish - to her
, to it
dooin - to us dooinyn - to us
diu - to you diuish - to you
daue - to them dauesyn - to them


Ec - At
Emphatic forms
aym - at me ayms - at me
ayd - at you ayds - at you
echey - at him, at it echeysyn - at him, at it
eck - at her, at it ecksh - at her, at it
ain - at us ainyn - at us
eu - at you euish - at us
oc - at them ocsyn - at them






Er - On
Emphatic forms
orrym - on me orryms - on me
ort - on you orts - on you
er - on him, on it ersyn - on him, on it
urree - on her, on it urreeish - on her, on it
orrin - on us orrinyn - on us
erriu - on you erriuish - on you
orroo - on them orroosyn - on them


Jeh - Of
Emphatic forms
jeem - of me jeems - of me
jeed - of you jeeds - of you
jeh - of him, of it jehsyn - of him, of it
jee - of her, of it jeeish - of her, of it
jin - of us jinyn - of us
jiu - of you jiuish - of us
jeu - of them jeusyn - of them


Lesh - With
Emphatic forms
lhiam - with me lhiams - with me
lhiat - with you lhiats - with you
lesh - with him, with it leshyn - with him, with it
lhee - with her lheeish - with her, with it
lhien - with us lhienyn - with us
lhiu - with you lhiuish - with you
lhieu - with them lhieusyn - with them


Rish - To
Emphatic forms
rhym - to me rhyms - to me
rhyt - to you rhyts - to you
rish - to him, to it rishyn - to him, to it
ree - to her, to it reeish - to her, to it
rooin - to us rooinyn - to us
riu - to you riuish - to you
roo - to them roosyn - to them






Marish - With
Emphatic forms
marym - with me maryms - with me
mayrt - with you mayrts - with you
marish - with him, with it marishyn - with him, with it
maree - with her, with it mareeish - with her, with it
marin - with us marinyn - with us
meriu - with you meriuish - with you
maroo - with them maroosyn - with them