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madainn

madainn

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

madainn f ‎(genitive singular maidne, plural maidnean)

  1. morning

Derived terms

References

  • “1 matan, maiten” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Etymology

From Old Irish matan (compare Irish maidin, Manx maddin), from Latin mātūtīnus ‎(“of the morning”, adjective) (compare French matin), from Mātūta ‎(“goddess of morning”).

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