maoth
Irish
Alternative forms
- baoth
Etymology
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
- (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠeː/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /mˠiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /mˠiː/, (older) /mˠɯ̃ː/
Adjective
maoth (genitive singular masculine maoith, genitive singular feminine maoithe, plural maotha, comparative maoithe)
- soft, tender
- weak, enervate
- moist
- soppy, sentimental
Declension
Declension of maoth
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | 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.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| maoth | mhaoth | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 65
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “maoth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish máeth, móeth (“soft, tender, yielding”), from Old Irish moíth, from Proto-Celtic *moyto- (“tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyh₁- (“mild, soft”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɯː/
Adjective
maoth (comparative maoithe)
- demulcent, moistened
- effeminate
- flaccid
- innocent, undefiled
- pliable, soft, gentle, tender, emollient
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| maoth | mhaoth |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “maoth”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN