maigheach

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • moigheach

Etymology

From Middle Irish míl maige (literally “plains beast”). Cognate with Manx mwaagh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɤjəx/
  • (Argyll) IPA(key): /ˈmɔjəx/, (Gigha) [ˈmɔˀjɑx][1]

Noun

maigheach f

  1. hare

Declension

Declension of maigheach (class IIa feminine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative maigheach maighichean
genitive maighiche, maighich mhaigheach
dative maighich maighichean; maighichibh1
definite
singular plural
nominative (a') mhaigheach (na) maighichean
genitive (na) maighiche, maighich (nam) maigheach
dative (a') mhaighich (na) maighichean; maighichibh1
vocative mhaigheach mhaigheacha

1 obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutation of maigheach
radical lenition
maigheach mhaigheach

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

References

  1. ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 188

Further reading

  • Mark, Colin (2003), “maigheach”, in The Gaelic–English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 412
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