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míad

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey- (to be glad).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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míad n or m

  1. honour, dignity, elevation
  2. rank, status (of an individual)
  3. elevation of mind, pride
  4. vainglory

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative míadN míadN míadL, míada
Vocative míadN míadN míadL, míada
Accusative míadN míadN míadL, míada
Genitive méidL míad míadN
Dative míadL míadaib míadaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative míad míadL méidL
Vocative méid míadL míaduH
Accusative míadN míadL míaduH
Genitive méidL míad míadN
Dative míadL míadaib míadaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: miadh

Mutation

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Mutation of míad
radical lenition nasalization
míad
also mmíad after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
míad
pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/
unchanged

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

References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “967-68”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 967-68

Further reading

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