Good night in Manx
Oie vie
In Manx, the phrase to know first is "Oie vie!" (Good night!). The others are below, each with a note on when to use it.
Good night in Manx is Oie vie. Below are the greeting, a warmer "hearty good night", and how to say you wished someone good night.
Greetings
Oie vie!
Good night!
The usual form.
Oie vie my chree!
A hearty good night!
Literally "good night of my heart".
Useful words
Dooyrt mee oie vie rish
I wished him good night
For talking about it afterwards.
About the words
Oie means night and vie is the softened form of mie, good. Phil Kelly's dictionary gives Oie vie as "good night", oie vie my chree, literally "good night of my heart", as "hearty good night", and the example Dooyrt mee oie vie rish, "I wished him good night".
Common questions
How do you say good night in Manx?
Oie vie!
Good night in the other Celtic languages
Further reading
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Sources
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