maígh

See also: Màigh

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish moídid.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

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
Conjugation of maígh (first conjugation – C)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present maím maíonn tú;
maír† 		maíonn sé, sí maímid; maíonn muid maíonn sibh maíonn siad;
maíd† 		a mhaíonn; a mhaíos maítear
past mhaígh mé; mhaíos mhaígh tú;
mhaís 		mhaígh sé, sí mhaíomar; mhaígh muid mhaígh sibh; mhaíobhair mhaígh siad; mhaíodar a mhaígh maíodh
past habitual mhaínn /
maínn‡ 		mhaíteá /
maíteᇠ		mhaíodh sé, sí /
maíodh sé, sí‡ 		mhaímis; mhaíodh muid /
maímis‡; maíodh muid‡ 		mhaíodh sibh /
maíodh sibh‡ 		mhaídís; mhaíodh siad /
maídís‡; maíodh siad‡ 		a mhaíodh mhaítí /
maítí‡
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future maífidh mé;
maífead 		maífidh tú;
maífir† 		maífidh sé, sí maífimid;
maífidh muid 		maífidh sibh maífidh siad;
maífid† 		a mhaífidh; a mhaífeas maífear
conditional mhaífinn /
maífinn‡ 		mhaífeá /
maífeᇠ		mhaífeadh sé, sí /
maífeadh sé, sí‡ 		mhaífimis; mhaífeadh muid /
maífimis‡; maífeadh muid‡ 		mhaífeadh sibh /
maífeadh sibh‡ 		mhaífidís; mhaífeadh siad /
maífidís‡; maífeadh siad‡ 		a mhaífeadh mhaífí /
maífí‡
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go maí mé;
go maíod† 		go maí tú;
go maír† 		go maí sé, sí go maímid;
go maí muid 		go maí sibh go maí siad;
go maíd† 		— go maítear
past dá maínn dá maíteá dá maíodh sé, sí dá maímis;
dá maíodh muid 		dá maíodh sibh dá maídís;
dá maíodh siad 		— dá maítí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— maím maígh maíodh sé, sí maímis maígí;
maídh† 		maídís — maítear
past participle maíte
verbal noun maíomh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Old Irish maidid.

Verb

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

  1. synonym of maidhm

Mutation

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

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