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maígh

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See also: Màigh

Irish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish moídid.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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maígh (present analytic maíonn, future analytic maífidh, verbal noun maíomh, past participle maíte)

  1. (transitive) state, declare, mention
  2. (intransitive) boast
  3. (transitive) begrudge, envy
  4. (transitive) urge, incite
Conjugation
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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From Old Irish maidid.

Verb

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maígh (present analytic maíonn, future analytic maífidh, verbal noun maidhm, past participle maíte)

  1. Synonym of maidhm

Mutation

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Mutated forms of maígh
radical lenition eclipsis
maígh mhaígh not applicable

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

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 74