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Irish
Verb
maoidh (present analytic maoidheann , future analytic maoidhfidh , verbal noun maoidheamh , past participle maoidhte )
obsolete spelling of maígh
Conjugation
verbal noun
maoidheamh
past participle
maoidhte
tense
singular
plural
relative
autonomous
first
second
third
first
second
third
indicative
present
maoidhim
maoidheann tú; maoidhir †
maoidheann sé, sí
maoidhimid
maoidheann sibh
maoidheann siad; maoidhid †
a mhaoidheann ; a mhaoidheas / a maoidheann *
maoidhtear
past
mhaoidh mé; mhaoidheas
mhaoidh tú; mhaoidhis
mhaoidh sé, sí
mhaoidheamar ; mhaoidh muid
mhaoidh sibh; mhaoidheabhair
mhaoidh siad; mhaoidheadar
a mhaoidh / ar mhaoidh *
maoidheadh
past habitual
mhaoidhinn / maoidhinn ‡‡
mhaoidhteá / maoidhteá ‡‡
mhaoidheadh sé, sí / maoidheadh sé, s퇇
mhaoidhimis ; mhaoidheadh muid / maoidhimis ‡‡; maoidheadh muid‡‡
mhaoidheadh sibh / maoidheadh sibh‡‡
mhaoidhidís ; mhaoidheadh siad / maoidhidís ‡‡; maoidheadh siad‡‡
a mhaoidheadh / a maoidheadh *
mhaoidhtí / maoidhtí ‡‡
future
maoidhfidh mé; maoidhfead
maoidhfidh tú; maoidhfir †
maoidhfidh sé, sí
maoidhfimid ; maoidhfidh muid
maoidhfidh sibh
maoidhfidh siad; maoidhfid †
a mhaoidhfidh ; a mhaoidhfeas / a maoidhfidh *
maoidhfear
conditional
mhaoidhfinn / maoidhfinn ‡‡
mhaoidhfeá / maoidhfeá ‡‡
mhaoidhfeadh sé, sí / maoidhfeadh sé, s퇇
mhaoidhfimis ; mhaoidhfeadh muid / maoidhfimis ‡‡; maoidhfeadh muid‡‡
mhaoidhfeadh sibh / maoidhfeadh sibh‡‡
mhaoidhfidís ; mhaoidhfeadh siad / maoidhfidís ‡‡; maoidhfeadh siad‡‡
a mhaoidhfeadh / a maoidhfeadh *
mhaoidhfí / maoidhfí ‡‡
subjunctive
present
go maoidhe mé; go maoidhead †
go maoidhe tú; go maoidhir †
go maoidhe sé, sí
go maoidhimid ; go maoidhe muid
go maoidhe sibh
go maoidhe siad; go maoidhid †
—
go maoidhtear
past
dá maoidhinn
dá maoidhteá
dá maoidheadh sé, sí
dá maoidhimis ; dá maoidheadh muid
dá maoidheadh sibh
dá maoidhidís ; dá maoidheadh siad
—
dá maoidhtí
imperative
–
maoidhim
maoidh
maoidheadh sé, sí
maoidhimis
maoidhigí ; maoidhidh †
maoidhidís
—
maoidhtear
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish moídid .
Pronunciation
Verb
maoidh (past mhaoidh , future maoidhidh , verbal noun maoidheadh , past participle maoidhte )
threaten , menace
bully
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
Edward Dwelly (1911 ) “maoidh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan , 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “moídid ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language