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Irish
Etymology 1
From maise (“adornment, beauty; becomingness, comeliness; becoming state or act”) + -igh.
Verb
maisigh (present analytic maisíonn, future analytic maiseoidh, verbal noun maisiú, past participle maisithe)
- (transitive) adorn, decorate, beautify, dress up
- (transitive) embellish
- Synonyms: breáthaigh, ornáidigh, sciamhaigh
- (transitive) garnish
- Synonym: gairnisigh
- (transitive) illuminate (manuscript)
- (transitive) illustrate (book)
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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maisím
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maisíonn tú; maisír†
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maisíonn sé, sí
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maisímid; maisíonn muid
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maisíonn sibh
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maisíonn siad; maisíd†
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a mhaisíonn; a mhaisíos / a maisíonn*; a maisíos*
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maisítear
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past
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mhaisigh mé; mhaisíos
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mhaisigh tú; mhaisís
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mhaisigh sé, sí
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mhaisíomar; mhaisigh muid
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mhaisigh sibh; mhaisíobhair
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mhaisigh siad; mhaisíodar
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a mhaisigh / ar mhaisigh*
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maisíodh
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past habitual
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mhaisínn / maisínn‡‡
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mhaisíteá / maisíteᇇ
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mhaisíodh sé, sí / maisíodh sé, s퇇
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mhaisímis; mhaisíodh muid / maisímis‡‡; maisíodh muid‡‡
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mhaisíodh sibh / maisíodh sibh‡‡
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mhaisídís; mhaisíodh siad / maisídís‡‡; maisíodh siad‡‡
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a mhaisíodh / a maisíodh*
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mhaisítí / maisít퇇
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future
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maiseoidh mé; maiseod; maiseochaidh mé†
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maiseoidh tú; maiseoir†; maiseochaidh tú†
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maiseoidh sé, sí; maiseochaidh sé, sí†
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maiseoimid; maiseoidh muid; maiseochaimid†; maiseochaidh muid†
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maiseoidh sibh; maiseochaidh sibh†
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maiseoidh siad; maiseoid†; maiseochaidh siad†
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a mhaiseoidh; a mhaiseos; a mhaiseochaidh†; a mhaiseochas† / a maiseoidh*; a maiseos*; a maiseochaidh*†; a maiseochas*†
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maiseofar; maiseochar†
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conditional
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mhaiseoinn; mhaiseochainn† / maiseoinn‡‡; maiseochainn†‡‡
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mhaiseofá; mhaiseochthᆠ/ maiseofᇇ; maiseochthᆇ‡
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mhaiseodh sé, sí; mhaiseochadh sé, sí† / maiseodh sé, s퇇; maiseochadh sé, s톇‡
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mhaiseoimis; mhaiseodh muid; mhaiseochaimis†; mhaiseochadh muid† / maiseoimis‡‡; maiseodh muid‡‡; maiseochaimis†‡‡; maiseochadh muid†‡‡
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mhaiseodh sibh; mhaiseochadh sibh† / maiseodh sibh‡‡; maiseochadh sibh†‡‡
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mhaiseoidís; mhaiseodh siad; mhaiseochadh siad† / maiseoidís‡‡; maiseodh siad‡‡; maiseochadh siad†‡‡
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a mhaiseodh; a mhaiseochadh† / a maiseodh*; a maiseochadh*†
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mhaiseofaí; mhaiseochthaí† / maiseofa퇇; maiseochtha톇‡
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subjunctive
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present
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go maisí mé; go maisíod†
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go maisí tú; go maisír†
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go maisí sé, sí
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go maisímid; go maisí muid
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go maisí sibh
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go maisí siad; go maisíd†
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go maisítear
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past
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dá maisínn
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dá maisíteá
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dá maisíodh sé, sí
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dá maisímis; dá maisíodh muid
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dá maisíodh sibh
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dá maisídís; dá maisíodh siad
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dá maisítí
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imperative
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maisím
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maisigh
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maisíodh sé, sí
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maisímis
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maisígí; maisídh†
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maisídís
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maisítear
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verbal noun
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maisiú
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past participle
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maisithe
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
Related terms
- maiseach, maisiúil (“decorative, beautiful; elegant; becoming, comely”, adjective)
- maisiúchán m (“adornment, decoration, ornamentation; toilet”)
- maisiúlacht f (“decorativeness, beauty; becomingness, comeliness”)
Etymology 2
Adjective
maisigh
- inflection of maiseach:
- genitive/vocative singular masculine
- (archaic) dative singular feminine
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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maisigh
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mhaisigh
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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