maighdean

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish maigden, from Old English mæġden.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

maighdean f (genitive singular maighdine, nominative plural maighdeana)

  1. maiden, virgin
  2. Alternative form of maighdeog

Declension

Declension of maighdean (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative maighdean maighdeana
vocative a mhaighdean a mhaighdeana
genitive maighdine maighdean
dative maighdean
maighdin (archaic, dialectal) 		maighdeana
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an mhaighdean na maighdeana
genitive na maighdine na maighdean
dative leis an maighdean
leis an maighdin (archaic, dialectal)
don mhaighdean
don mhaighdin (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na maighdeana

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of maighdean
radical lenition eclipsis
maighdean mhaighdean 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), “maigden”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 195, page 98
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 171, page 64

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Noun

maighdean f (genitive singular maighdein, plural maighdinnean)

  1. Alternative form of maighdeann

Mutation

Mutation of maighdean
radical lenition
maighdean mhaighdean

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

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