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Irish
Etymology 1
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Compare Old Irish ammaite
Noun
amaidí f (genitive singular amaidí)
- folly; nonsense
- Synonyms: áiféis, seafóid
- (as verbal noun, ag ~ (le)) fooling, playacting (with)
Declension
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
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| amaidí
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n-amaidí
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hamaidí
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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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