magh

Irish

Noun

magh f (genitive singular magha, nominative plural maighne)

1. Archaic form of má.

Declension

Declension of magh (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative magh maighne vocative a mhagh a mhaighne genitive magha maighne dative magh maighne forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an mhagh na maighne genitive na magha na maighne dative leis an magh don mhagh leis na maighne

Mutation

Mutated forms of magh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
magh	mhagh	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish i mmach (literally “into the plain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /max/

Adverb

magh

1. out, outward

Usage notes

• This word refers to movement.

Antonyms

• stiagh

Related terms

• mooie

Manx adverbs of direction and position

	Motion toward	Stationary position at	Motion from
up	seose	heose	neose
down	sheese	heese	neese
east	shiar, my hiar	hiar	niar
west/back	sheear, my heear	heear	neear
north	my hwoaie	twoaie	twoaie
south	my yiass	jiass	jiass, niass
northeast	shiar hwoaie	hiar hwoaie	niar hwoaie
northwest	sheear hwoaie	heear hwoaie	neear hwoaie
southeast	shiar yiass	hiar yiass	niar yiass
southwest	sheear yiass	heear yiass	neear yiass
over there	noon	hoal	noal
over here	—	wass	—
inside	stiagh	sthie	—
outside	magh	mooie	—

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish mag, from Proto-Celtic *magos.

Noun

magh m (genitive singular maigh, plural maghan)

1. field, plain
2. battlefield

Declension

Declension of magh (type I masculine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	magh	maghan
genitive	maigh	mhaghan
dative	magh	maghan; maghaibh✝
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(am) magh	(na) maghan
genitive	(a') mhaigh	(nam) maghan
dative	(a') mhagh	(na) maghan; maghaibh✝
vocative	mhaigh	mhaghan

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

• maigheach

Mutation

Mutation of magh

radical	lenition
magh	mhagh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.