maidir le

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested in the early 19th century. Perhaps a univerbation of Middle Irish mad (“if it be”) +‎ do leith (“with respect”) +‎ re (“to”), a variant of mad i leith fri which gave mar le.[1]

Pronunciation

Preposition

maidir le (plus nominative, triggers h-prothesis, before the definite article maidir leis)

  1. (Connacht, Munster) as for
  2. (Kerry) along with, as well as

Inflection

Inflection of maidir le
Person: simple emphatic
singular first maidir liom maidir liomsa
second maidir leat maidir leatsa
third m maidir leis maidir leis-sean
f maidir léi maidir léise
plural first maidir linn maidir linne
second maidir libh maidir libhse
third maidir leo maidir leosan

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • maidir lena (combined with the possessive determiner a)
  • maidir lenár (combined with the first-person plural possessive determiner ár)

References

  1. ^ T.F. O'Rahilly (1921-23) “maidir le, mar le”, in Ériu, volume 9, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, pages 12-15

Further reading

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