maighdeanas
Irish
Etymology
from Old Irish maigdenas (“maidenhead, virginity”) (compare Manx moidynys, Scottish Gaelic maighdeannas); synchronically, maighdean + -as.
Noun
maighdeanas m (genitive singular maighdeanais)
- maidenhood
- Synonyms: iníonacht, iníonas
- virginity
- Synonym: ócht
Declension
Declension of maighdeanas
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
maighdeanas | mhaighdeanas | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "maighdeanas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “maidenhood” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “virginity” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “maigdenas” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.