maígh

See also: Màigh

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish moídid.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

maígh (present analytic maíonn, future analytic maífidh, verbal noun maíomh, past participle maíte)

  1. (transitive) state, declare, mention
  2. (intransitive) boast
  3. (transitive) begrudge, envy
  4. (transitive) urge, incite
Conjugation

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Old Irish maidid.

Verb

maígh (present analytic maíonn, future analytic maífidh, verbal noun maidhm, past participle maíte)

  1. synonym of maidhm

Mutation

Mutated forms of maígh
radical lenition eclipsis
maígh mhaígh not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 74