míad

Old Irish

Etymology

According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey- (“to be glad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʲiːa̯ð/

Noun

míad n or m

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

Inflection

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

• míadach
• míadaige
• míadaigid
• míadamail
• míadlicht

Descendants

• Irish: miadh

Mutation

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.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “míad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language