maighdean
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See also: Maighdean
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish maigden, from Old English mæġden.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]maighdean f (genitive singular maighdine, nominative plural maighdeana)
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- Maighdean (“Virgo”)
- Maighdean Bheannaithe (“Blessed Virgin”)
- maighdean bhuaile (“barren cow”)
- maighdean mhara (“mermaid, siren”)
- Maighdean Mhuire (“Virgin Mary”)
- maighdean veisteach (“vestal virgin”)
- maighdeanas (“maidenhood; virginity”)
- maighdeanúil (“maidenlike; virginal”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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maighdean | mhaighdean | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maigden”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 195, page 98
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 171, page 64
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maighdean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “maighdean”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “maighdean”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]maighdean f (genitive singular maighdein, plural maighdinnean)
- Alternative form of maighdeann
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition |
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maighdean | mhaighdean |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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- Irish feminine nouns
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- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns