maidin
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Finnish
Noun
maidin
Anagrams
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish matan (compare Scottish Gaelic madainn, Manx maddin), from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”, adjective) (compare French matin), from Mātūta (“goddess of morning”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɑdʲənʲ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠadʲənʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠædʲənʲ/[3]
Noun
maidin f (genitive singular maidine or maidne, nominative plural maidineacha)
Declension
Declension of maidin
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative genitive singular: maidne
Derived terms
Related terms
- adhmhaidin (“early morning”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
maidin | mhaidin | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 matan, maiten”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 17, page 11
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 75, page 32
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maidin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “maidin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “maidin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024