margadh

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish margad, marggad, from Old Norse markaðr (Icelandic markaður), from Latin mercātus.

Pronunciation

Noun

margadh m (genitive singular margaidh, nominative plural margaí)

  1. market
  2. bargain
  3. agreement, compact

Declension

Declension of margadh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative margadh margaí
Vocative a mhargaidh a mhargaí
Genitive margaidh margaí
Dative margadh margaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an margadh na margaí
Genitive an mhargaidh na margaí
Dative leis an margadh

don mhargadh

leis na margaí

Alternative plural
margáintí (bargain; agreement, compact)

Derived terms

Related terms

  • margaigh (“market”, transitive verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
margadh mhargadh not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “marg(g)ad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 184, page 92
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 54

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish margad, marggad, from Old Norse markaðr (Icelandic markaður), from Latin mercātus.

Pronunciation

Noun

margadh m or f (genitive singular margaidh, plural margaidhean)

  1. market
    Synonym: fèill

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
margadh mhargadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “margadh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “marg(g)ad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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