magadh
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish magad (“mocking, jeering”), a late form of mangad (compare modern meangadh (“smile”)).
Pronunciation
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠaɡə/
Declension
Declension of magadh
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Usage notes
Can be used as a verbal noun for a verb with no finite forms, as:
- Bhí sé do mo mhagadh. ― He mocked me.
- Ná bí ag magadh do dheirfiúr! ― Don't make fun of your sister!
Derived terms
- airí an mhagaidh
- ceap magaidh
- cleas magaidh
- cleithireacht mhagaidh
- cúrsa magaidh
- dóigh magaidh
- eala mhagaidh
- gáir mhagaidh
- lucht magaidh
- mugadh magadh
- obair mar mhagadh
- staic mhagaidh
- steall mhagaidh
- streill mhagaidh
- troid mar mhagadh
- ula mhagaidh
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| magadh | mhagadh | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "magadh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “magad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From magad (“mocking, jeering”), a late form of Middle Irish mangad (compare modern meangadh (“smile”)).
Noun
magadh m (genitive singular magaidh, plural magaidhean)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| magadh | mhagadh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “magad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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