maidhm

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish maidm, verbal noun of maidid. The verb is denominal from the verbal noun, while the rare synonym maígh comes directly from the Old Irish verb.

Pronunciation

Noun

maidhm f or m (genitive singular maidhme or madhma, nominative plural maidhmeanna or madhmanna)

  1. break, burst, eruption
  2. defeat, rout (act of defeating and breaking up an army or another opponent)
  3. loud report, explosion
  4. detonation
  5. breaker (wave)
    Synonym: maidhm thoinne
  6. (nonstandard) verbal noun of maidhm
  7. Alternative form of mám

Declension

Declension of maidhm

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative maidhm maidhmeanna
Vocative a mhaidhm a mhaidhmeanna
Genitive maidhme maidhmeanna
Dative maidhm maidhmeanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an mhaidhm na maidhmeanna
Genitive na maidhme na maidhmeanna
Dative leis an maidhm

don mhaidhm

leis na maidhmeanna
Alternative declension
Declension of maidhm

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative maidhm madhmanna
Vocative a mhaidhm a mhadhmanna
Genitive madhma madhmanna
Dative maidhm madhmanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an mhaidhm na madhmanna
Genitive na madhma na madhmanna
Dative leis an maidhm

don mhaidhm

leis na madhmanna

Derived terms

Verb

maidhm (present analytic madhmann, future analytic madhmfaidh, verbal noun madhmadh, past participle madhmtha) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. break, burst, erupt
  2. defeat, rout
  3. detonate

Conjugation

conjugation of maidhm (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present madhmaim madhmann tú;
madhmair† 		madhmann sé, sí madhmaimid madhmann sibh madhmann siad;
madhmaid† 		a mhadhmann; a mhadhmas /
a madhmann*; a madhmas* 		madhmtar
past mhadhim mé; mhadhmas mhadhim tú; mhadhmais mhadhim sé, sí mhadhmamar; mhadhim muid mhadhim sibh; mhadhmabhair mhadhim siad; mhadhmadar a mhadhim /
ar mhadhim* 		madhmadh
past habitual mhadhmainn / madhmainn‡‡ mhadhmtá / madhmtᇇ mhadhmadh sé, sí / madhmadh sé, s퇇 mhadhmaimis; mhadhmadh muid / madhmaimis‡‡; madhmadh muid‡‡ mhadhmadh sibh / madhmadh sibh‡‡ mhadhmaidís; mhadhmadh siad / madhmaidís‡‡; madhmadh siad‡‡ a mhadhmadh /
a madhmadh* 		mhadhmtaí / madhmta퇇
future madhmfaidh mé;
madhmfad 		madhmfaidh tú;
madhmfair† 		madhmfaidh sé, sí madhmfaimid;
madhmfaidh muid 		madhmfaidh sibh madhmfaidh siad;
madhmfaid† 		a mhadhmfaidh; a mhadhmfas /
a madhmfaidh*; a madhmfas* 		madhmfar
conditional mhadhmfainn / madhmfainn‡‡ mhadhmfá / madhmfᇇ mhadhmfadh sé, sí / madhmfadh sé, s퇇 mhadhmfaimis; mhadhmfadh muid / madhmfaimis‡‡; madhmfadh muid‡‡ mhadhmfadh sibh / madhmfadh sibh‡‡ mhadhmfaidís; mhadhmfadh siad / madhmfaidís‡‡; madhmfadh siad‡‡ a mhadhmfadh /
a madhmfadh* 		mhadhmfaí / madhmfa퇇
subjunctive present go madhma mé;
go madhmad† 		go madhma tú;
go madhmair† 		go madhma sé, sí go madhmaimid;
go madhma muid 		go madhma sibh go madhma siad;
go madhmaid† 		— go madhmtar
past dá madhmainn dá madhmtá dá madhmadh sé, sí dá madhmaimis;
dá madhmadh muid 		dá madhmadh sibh dá madhmaidís;
dá madhmadh siad 		— dá madhmtaí
imperative madhmaim madhim madhmadh sé, sí madhmaimis madhmaigí;
madhmaidh† 		madhmaidís — madhmtar
verbal noun madhmadh
past participle madhmtha

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

Alternative forms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
maidhm mhaidhm not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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