-mad

See also: mad, Mad, MAD, and mäd

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *-metos; compare Welsh -fed. Cognate with .

Suffix

-mad

1. -th (suffix forming ordinal numbers)

   ‎ocht (“eight”) + ‎-mad → ‎ochtmad (“eighth”)

Derived terms

Old Irish terms suffixed with -mad

cethramad

cóecatmad

ochtmad

óenmad

Descendants

• Irish: -ú
• Manx: -oo
• Scottish Gaelic: -amh