madrad

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

• matad, matrad

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (earlier) IPA^(key): /ˈmadrəð/
• (later) IPA^(key): /ˈmadrəɣ/

Noun

madrad m

1. dog

   Synonym: cú

Inflection

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Derived terms

• madramail (“dog-like; canine”, adjective)

Descendants

• Irish: madra

Mutation

Mutation of madrad

radical	lenition	nasalization
madrad	madrad pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle 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), “madrad, matrad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language