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maiseach
maiseach
Irish
Adjective
maiseach (genitive singular masculine maisigh, genitive singular feminine maisí, plural maiseacha, comparative maisí)
Declension
Declension of maiseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | maiseach | maiseach¹ | maiseacha³ | |
| Vocative | maisigh¹ | maiseach¹ | maiseacha | |
| Genitive | maisigh¹ | maisí (obsolete) maisighe |
maiseacha | maiseach |
| Dative | maiseach² | maiseach¹ (archaic) maisigh¹ |
maiseacha³ | |
| Comparative | maisí (obsolete) maisighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| maiseach | mhaiseach | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "maiseach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “maisech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish maisech; synchronically, maise (“beauty, grace”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maʃʲax/
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:
| Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maiseach | mhaiseach | maiseach |
| Vocative | mhaisich | mhaisich | maiseach |
| Genitive | mhaisich | maisiche | maiseach |
| Dative | mhaiseach | mhaisich | maiseach |
Comparative/superlative: maisiche
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “maisech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.