Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish máeth, móeth (“soft, tender, yielding”), from Old Irish moíth,[2] from Proto-Celtic *moytos (“tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyh₁- (“mild, soft”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠeːh/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /mˠiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /mˠiː/, (older) /mˠɯ̃ː/[3]
Adjective
[edit]maoth (genitive singular masculine maoith, genitive singular feminine maoithe, plural maotha, comparative maoithe)
Declension
[edit]| Positive | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | strong noun | weak noun | |
| nominative | maoth | mhaoth | maotha; mhaotha2 | |
| vocative | mhaoith | maotha | ||
| genitive | maoithe | maotha | maoth | |
| dative | maoth; mhaoth1 |
mhaoth; mhaoith (archaic) |
maotha; mhaotha2 | |
| Comparative | níos maoithe | |||
| Superlative | is maoithe | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| maoth | mhaoth | 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]- ^ “maoth”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maeth, moeth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 172, page 65
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “maoth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish máeth, móeth (“soft, tender, yielding”), from Old Irish moíth, from Proto-Celtic *moytos (“tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyh₁- (“mild, soft”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]maoth (comparative nas maoithe, superlative as maoithe)
- demulcent, moistened
- effeminate
- flaccid
- innocent, undefiled
- pliable, soft, gentle, tender, emollient
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| maoth | mhaoth |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Irish terms derived from Middle Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish adjectives
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives