amaidí
See also: amaidi
Irish
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Compare Old Irish ammaite
Noun
amaidí f (genitive singular amaidí)
- folly; nonsense
- Synonyms: áiféis, seafóid
- (as verbal noun, ag ~ (le)) fooling, playacting (with)
Declension
Declension of amaidí
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
amaidí f pl
- plural of amaid (“witch, hag; foolish woman; simpleton, idiot”)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
amaidí
- inflection of amaideach (“foolish”):
- genitive singular feminine
- comparative degree
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| amaidí | n-amaidí | hamaidí | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Entries containing “amaidí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “amaidí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “amaidí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ammaite”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language