maighnéad

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish magnéit (“magnet, lodestone”), from Latin magnēs, magnētem (compare Old Irish magnés), from Ancient Greek μαγνήτις λίθος (magnḗtis líthos).

Noun

maighnéad m (genitive singular maighnéid, nominative plural maighnéid)

  1. magnet

Declension

Declension of maighnéad (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative maighnéad maighnéid
vocative a mhaighnéid a mhaighnéada
genitive maighnéid maighnéad
dative maighnéad maighnéid
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an maighnéad na maighnéid
genitive an mhaighnéid na maighnéad
dative leis an maighnéad
don mhaighnéad 		leis na maighnéid

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of maighnéad
radical lenition eclipsis
maighnéad mhaighnéad 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

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