maiseach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish maisech; synchronically, maise (“adornment, beauty; becomingness, comeliness”) + -ach.
Adjective
maiseach (genitive singular masculine maisigh, genitive singular feminine maisí, plural maiseacha, comparative maisí)
- Synonym of maisiúil (“decorative, beautiful; elegant; becoming, comely”)
Declension
Declension of maiseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | maiseach | mhaiseach | maiseacha; mhaiseacha² | |
| Vocative | mhaisigh | maiseacha | ||
| Genitive | maisí | maiseacha | maiseach | |
| Dative | maiseach; mhaiseach¹ |
mhaiseach; mhaisigh (archaic) |
maiseacha; mhaiseacha² | |
| Comparative | níos maisí | |||
| Superlative | is maisí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| maiseach | mhaiseach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "maiseach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “maisech”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN 9780901714299
- Entries containing “maiseach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maʃʲax/
Adjective
maiseach (genitive singular masculine maisich, genitive singular feminine maisiche, comparative maisiche)
Declension
First declension; forms of the positive degree:
| Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maiseach | mhaiseach | maiseach |
| Vocative | mhaisich | mhaisich | maiseach |
| Genitive | mhaisich | maisiche | maiseach |
| Dative | mhaiseach | mhaisich | maiseach |
Comparative/superlative: maisiche
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| maiseach | mhaiseach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- 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 0 901771 92 9
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “maisech”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN 9780901714299
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