magadh

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish magad (“mocking, jeering”), a late form of mangad (compare modern meangadh (“smile”)),[1] borrowed from Middle English mocken (modern English mock), from Old French mocquer.[2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

magadh m (genitive singular magaidh)

  1. (act of) mocking; mockery, ridicule; joking
  2. laughing at

Usage notes

Can be used as a verbal noun for a verb with no finite forms, as:

  • Bhí sé do mo mhagadh. ― He mocked me.
  • Ná bí ag magadh faoi do dheirfiúr! ― Don't laugh at your sister!

Declension

Declension of magadh (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative magadh
vocative a mhagaidh
genitive magaidh
dative magadh
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an magadh
genitive an mhagaidh
dative leis an magadh
don mhagadh

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of magadh
radical lenition eclipsis
magadh mhagadh 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. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “magad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “magadh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
  3. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mocio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  4. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 184, page 92

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From magad (“mocking, jeering”), a late form of Middle Irish mangad (compare modern meangadh (“smile”)), borrowed from Middle English mocken (modern English mock), from Old French mocquer.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

magadh m (genitive singular magaidh, plural magaidhean)

  1. verbal noun of mag
  2. deriding, act of deriding, scoffing, mocking
  3. mockery, derision, ridicule
  4. burlesque

Mutation

Mutation of magadh
radical lenition
magadh mhagadh

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

References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “magadh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mocio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “magadh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “magad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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