maoidh

Irish

Verb

maoidh (present analytic maoidheann, future analytic maoidhfidh, verbal noun maoidheamh, past participle maoidhte)

  1. obsolete spelling of maígh

Conjugation

Conjugation of maoidh (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present maoidhim maoidheann tú;
maoidhir† 		maoidheann sé, sí maoidhimid; maoidheann muid maoidheann sibh maoidheann siad;
maoidhid† 		a mhaoidheann; a mhaoidheas maoidhtear
past mhaoidh mé; mhaoidheas mhaoidh tú; mhaoidhis mhaoidh sé, sí mhaoidheamar; mhaoidh muid mhaoidh sibh; mhaoidheabhair mhaoidh siad; mhaoidheadar a mhaoidh maoidheadh
past habitual mhaoidhinn /
maoidhinn‡ 		mhaoidhteá /
maoidhteᇠ		mhaoidheadh sé, sí /
maoidheadh sé, sí‡ 		mhaoidhimis; mhaoidheadh muid /
maoidhimis‡; maoidheadh muid‡ 		mhaoidheadh sibh /
maoidheadh sibh‡ 		mhaoidhidís; mhaoidheadh siad /
maoidhidís‡; maoidheadh siad‡ 		a mhaoidheadh mhaoidhtí /
maoidhtí‡
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future maoidhfidh mé;
maoidhfead 		maoidhfidh tú;
maoidhfir† 		maoidhfidh sé, sí maoidhfimid;
maoidhfidh muid 		maoidhfidh sibh maoidhfidh siad;
maoidhfid† 		a mhaoidhfidh; a mhaoidhfeas maoidhfear
conditional mhaoidhfinn /
maoidhfinn‡ 		mhaoidhfeá /
maoidhfeᇠ		mhaoidhfeadh sé, sí /
maoidhfeadh sé, sí‡ 		mhaoidhfimis; mhaoidhfeadh muid /
maoidhfimis‡; maoidhfeadh muid‡ 		mhaoidhfeadh sibh /
maoidhfeadh sibh‡ 		mhaoidhfidís; mhaoidhfeadh siad /
maoidhfidís‡; maoidhfeadh siad‡ 		a mhaoidhfeadh mhaoidhfí /
maoidhfí‡
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go maoidhe mé;
go maoidhead† 		go maoidhe tú;
go maoidhir† 		go maoidhe sé, sí go maoidhimid;
go maoidhe muid 		go maoidhe sibh go maoidhe siad;
go maoidhid† 		— go maoidhtear
past dá maoidhinn dá maoidhteá dá maoidheadh sé, sí dá maoidhimis;
dá maoidheadh muid 		dá maoidheadh sibh dá maoidhidís;
dá maoidheadh siad 		— dá maoidhtí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— maoidhim maoidh maoidheadh sé, sí maoidhimis maoidhigí;
maoidhidh† 		maoidhidís — maoidhtear
past participle maoidhte
verbal noun maoidheamh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Mutation

Mutated forms of maoidh
radical lenition eclipsis
maoidh mhaoidh not applicable

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish moídid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɤj/

Verb

maoidh (past mhaoidh, future maoidhidh, verbal noun maoidheadh, past participle maoidhte)

  1. threaten, menace
  2. bully

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of maoidh
radical lenition
maoidh mhaoidh

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

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “maoidh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “moídid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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