maígh

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See also: Màigh

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish moídid.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

maígh (present analytic maíonn, future analytic maífidh, verbal noun maíomh, past participle maíte)

  1. (transitive) state, declare, mention
  2. (intransitive) boast
  3. (transitive) begrudge, envy
  4. (transitive) urge, incite
Conjugation
conjugation of maígh (first conjugation – C)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present maím maíonn tú;
maír† 		maíonn sé, sí maímid maíonn sibh maíonn siad;
maíd† 		a mhaíonn; a mhaíos /
a maíonn* 		maítear
past mhaígh mé; mhaíos mhaígh tú;
mhaís 		mhaígh sé, sí mhaíomar; mhaígh muid mhaígh sibh; mhaíobhair mhaígh siad; mhaíodar a mhaígh /
ar mhaígh* 		maíodh
past habitual mhaínn / maínn‡‡ mhaíteá / maíteᇇ mhaíodh sé, sí / maíodh sé, s퇇 mhaímis; mhaíodh muid / maímis‡‡; maíodh muid‡‡ mhaíodh sibh / maíodh sibh‡‡ mhaídís; mhaíodh siad / maídís‡‡; maíodh siad‡‡ a mhaíodh /
a maíodh* 		mhaítí / maít퇇
future maífidh mé;
maífead 		maífidh tú;
maífir† 		maífidh sé, sí maífimid;
maífidh muid 		maífidh sibh maífidh siad;
maífid† 		a mhaífidh; a mhaífeas /
a maífidh* 		maífear
conditional mhaífinn / maífinn‡‡ mhaífeá / maífeᇇ mhaífeadh sé, sí / maífeadh sé, s퇇 mhaífimis; mhaífeadh muid / maífimis‡‡; maífeadh muid‡‡ mhaífeadh sibh / maífeadh sibh‡‡ mhaífidís; mhaífeadh siad / maífidís‡‡; maífeadh siad‡‡ a mhaífeadh /
a maífeadh* 		mhaífí / maíf퇇
subjunctive present go maí mé;
go maíod† 		go maí tú;
go maír† 		go maí sé, sí go maímid;
go maí muid 		go maí sibh go maí siad;
go maíd† 		— go maítear
past dá maínn dá maíteá dá maíodh sé, sí dá maímis;
dá maíodh muid 		dá maíodh sibh dá maídís;
dá maíodh siad 		— dá maítí
imperative maím maígh maíodh sé, sí maímis maígí;
maídh† 		maídís — maítear
verbal noun maíomh
past participle maíte

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Old Irish maidid.

Verb

maígh (present analytic maíonn, future analytic maífidh, verbal noun maidhm, past participle maíte)

  1. Synonym of maidhm

Mutation

Mutated forms of maígh
radical lenition eclipsis
maígh mhaígh not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 74
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