maíomh
Irish
Alternative forms
- maoidheamh (supeseded)
- maíochtáil, maíochtaint
Etymology
From Old Irish moídem. By surface analysis, maígh + -amh.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Galway) IPA(key): /mˠiːvˠ/
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /mˠiːw/
Noun
maíomh m (genitive singular as substantive maímh, genitive as verbal noun maíte, nominative plural)
- boast
- claim, assertion
- verbal noun of maígh
Declension
As substantive:
Declension of maíomh
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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As verbal noun:
Declension of maíomh
Irregular
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Related terms
- maíteach (“boastful”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
maíomh | mhaíomh | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “moídem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “maoiḋeaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 464
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “maíomh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “maíomh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “maíomh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “maíomh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy