maoidh
Irish
Verb
maoidh (present analytic maoidheann, future analytic maoidhfidh, verbal noun maoidheamh, past participle maoidhte)
- Obsolete spelling of maígh
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | maoidhim | maoidheann tú; maoidhir† | maoidheann sé, sí | maoidhimid | maoidheann sibh | maoidheann siad; maoidhid† | a mhaoidheann; a mhaoidheas / a maoidheann*; a maoidheas* | maoidhtear |
past | mhaoidh mé; mhaoidheas | mhaoidh tú; mhaoidhis | mhaoidh sé, sí | mhaoidheamar; mhaoidh muid | mhaoidh sibh; mhaoidheabhair | mhaoidh siad; mhaoidheadar | a mhaoidh / ar mhaoidh* | maoidheadh | |
past habitual | mhaoidhinn / maoidhinn‡‡ | mhaoidhteá / maoidhteᇇ | mhaoidheadh sé, sí / maoidheadh sé, s퇇 | mhaoidhimis; mhaoidheadh muid / maoidhimis‡‡; maoidheadh muid‡‡ | mhaoidheadh sibh / maoidheadh sibh‡‡ | mhaoidhidís; mhaoidheadh siad / maoidhidís‡‡; maoidheadh siad‡‡ | a mhaoidheadh / a maoidheadh* | mhaoidhtí / maoidht퇇 | |
future | maoidhfidh mé; maoidhfead | maoidhfidh tú; maoidhfir† | maoidhfidh sé, sí | maoidhfimid; maoidhfidh muid | maoidhfidh sibh | maoidhfidh siad; maoidhfid† | a mhaoidhfidh; a mhaoidhfeas / a maoidhfidh*; a maoidhfeas* | maoidhfear | |
conditional | mhaoidhfinn / maoidhfinn‡‡ | mhaoidhfeá / maoidhfeᇇ | mhaoidhfeadh sé, sí / maoidhfeadh sé, s퇇 | mhaoidhfimis; mhaoidhfeadh muid / maoidhfimis‡‡; maoidhfeadh muid‡‡ | mhaoidhfeadh sibh / maoidhfeadh sibh‡‡ | mhaoidhfidís; mhaoidhfeadh siad / maoidhfidís‡‡; maoidhfeadh siad‡‡ | a mhaoidhfeadh / a maoidhfeadh* | mhaoidhfí / maoidhf퇇 | |
subjunctive | present | go maoidhe mé; go maoidhead† | go maoidhe tú; go maoidhir† | go maoidhe sé, sí | go maoidhimid; go maoidhe muid | go maoidhe sibh | go maoidhe siad; go maoidhid† | — | go maoidhtear |
past | dá maoidhinn | dá maoidhteá | dá maoidheadh sé, sí | dá maoidhimis; dá maoidheadh muid | dá maoidheadh sibh | dá maoidhidís; dá maoidheadh siad | — | dá maoidhtí | |
imperative | maoidhim | maoidh | maoidheadh sé, sí | maoidhimis | maoidhigí; maoidhidh† | maoidhidís | — | maoidhtear | |
verbal noun | maoidheamh | ||||||||
past participle | maoidhte |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
maoidh | mhaoidh | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “maoidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish moídid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɤj/
Verb
maoidh (past mhaoidh, future maoidhidh, verbal noun maoidheadh, past participle maoidhte)
- threaten, menace
- bully
Derived terms
- maoidhear (“bully”, noun)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
maoidh | mhaoidh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “maoidh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “moídid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language