mòmaid
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish mómint (“moment, instant”) (compare Irish móimint), from Latin mōmentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔːmɪtʲ/
Noun
mòmaid f (genitive singular mòmaide, plural mòmaidean)
- moment (time)
Synonyms
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| mòmaid | mhòmaid |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mómint”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language