maiseach
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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish maisech. By surface analysis, maise (“adornment, beauty; becomingness, comeliness”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
Adjective
maiseach (genitive singular masculine maisigh, genitive singular feminine maisí, plural maiseacha, comparative maisí)
- Synonym of maisiúil (“decorative, beautiful; elegant; becoming, comely”)
Declension
| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | maiseach | mhaiseach | maiseacha; mhaiseacha2 | |
| vocative | mhaisigh | maiseacha | ||
| genitive | maisí | maiseacha | maiseach | |
| dative | maiseach; mhaiseach1 |
mhaiseach; mhaisigh (archaic) |
maiseacha; mhaiseacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos maisí | |||
| Superlative | is maisí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| maiseach | mhaiseach | 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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maisech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “maiseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish maisech. By surface analysis, maise (“beauty, grace”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
Adjective
maiseach (genitive singular masculine maisich, genitive singular feminine maisiche, comparative maisiche)
- beautiful, lovely, handsome, fair, graceful
- "A rìbhinn maiseach Sgitheanach" ― "O fair maiden from Skye"
- modest
- of engaging manners
- ornamental
- having an imposing appearance
Declension
First declension; forms of the positive degree:
Comparative/superlative: maisiche
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “maiseach”, 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), “maisech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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