maidin
Finnish edit
Noun edit
maidin
Anagrams edit
Irish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɑdʲənʲ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠadʲənʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠædʲənʲ/[3]
Noun edit
maidin f (genitive singular maidine or maidne, nominative plural maidineacha)
Declension edit
Declension of maidin
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative genitive singular: maidne
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- adhmhaidin (“early morning”)
Mutation edit
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 edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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 edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maidin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “maidin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “maidin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.