-mad

See also: mad, Mad, MAD, and mäd

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *-metos; compare Welsh -fed. Cognate with .

Suffix

-mad

  1. -th (suffix forming ordinal numbers)
    ‎ocht (“eight”) + ‎-mad → ‎ochtmad (“eighth”)

Derived terms

Old Irish terms suffixed with -mad
cethramad
cóecatmad
ochtmad
óenmad

Descendants

  • Irish: -ú
  • Manx: -oo
  • Scottish Gaelic: -amh
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