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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish maigden, from Old English mæġden.
Pronunciation
Noun
maighdean f (genitive singular maighdine, nominative plural maighdeana)
- maiden, virgin
- Alternative form of maighdeog
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| maighdean
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mhaighdean
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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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References
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “maigden”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 195, page 98
- ^ 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)
- Alternative form of maighdeann
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| maighdean |
mhaighdean
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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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