math
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Clipping of mathematics.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
math (countable and uncountable, plural maths)
- (informal, uncountable, Canada, US, Philippines) Clipping of mathematics.
- (informal, uncountable, Canada, US, Philippines) Arithmetic calculations; (see do the math).
- If you do the math, you'll see that it’s not such a bargain.
- $170 a month? That doesn’t sound right. Let me check your math.
- (informal, countable, Canada, US, Philippines) A math course or class.
- They needed to take two more maths in order to graduate.
- Did you take math today? / What did you do in math today?
- 2010, Claude Regis Vargo, Beyond My Horizon, →ISBN, page 108:
- Then, I further worked myself into an A+ panic attack with the realization that on top of the algebra, I would have to take three more maths, from a choice of calculus, finite math, statistics, logic, or differential equation.
Hyponyms edit
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Further reading edit
- mathematics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb edit
math (third-person singular simple present maths, present participle mathing, simple past and past participle mathed)
- (colloquial, informal) to perform mathematical calculations or mathematical analysis; to do math
- (slang) To add up, compute; (by extension) to make sense.
- Wait. This doesn't make sense. I mean, the math is not mathing.
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English math, from Old English mǣþ (“a mowing, that which is mown, cutting of grass”), from Proto-Germanic *mēþą (“a mowing”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”); equivalent to mow + -th. Cognate with German Mahd (“a mowing, reaping”), West Frisian mêd (“area of land that can be mown in one day; domain, realm”). Related also to Old English mǣd (“mead, meadow, pasture”). See meadow.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /mæθ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɑːθ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æθ, -ɑːθ
Noun edit
math (plural maths)
- A mowing; what is gathered from mowing.
- Hyponyms: aftermath, foremath, lattermath
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Etymology 3 edit
Contraction of matha.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
math (plural maths)
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French edit
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Audio (file)
Noun edit
math f pl
- Alternative form of maths
Further reading edit
- “math”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *matus, commonly understood as a euphemistic derivation from *matis (“good”), cf. Proto-Germanic *berô (“the brown one”), Proto-Slavic *medvědь (“honey-eater”), Latvian lācis (“stomper, pounder”), Sanskrit भल्ल (bhalla, “auspicious, favourable”). A cognate is apparently attested in the Gaulish personal name Matugenos if this means “born of a bear”, and a possibly related Celtiberian matus of uncertain meaning is also attested.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Inflection edit
Masculine u-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | math | mathL | mathae |
Vocative | math | mathL | mathu |
Accusative | mathN | mathL | mathu |
Genitive | mathoH, mathaH | matho, matha | mathaeN |
Dative | mathL | mathaib | mathaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants edit
- ⇒ Middle Irish: mathgamain
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
math also mmath after a proclitic |
math pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*mati-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 259
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “math”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish maith, from Proto-Celtic *matis, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-. Cognate with Welsh mad, Breton mad, Cornish mas. Compare Irish maith, Manx mie.
Adjective edit
math (genitive singular masculine maith, genitive singular feminine maithe, nominative plural matha, comparative fheàrr, qualitative noun feabhas)
- good
- 'S math sin. ― That's good.
- Dh'òl mi uisge-beatha math an-dè. ― I was drinking good whisky yesterday.
Declension edit
Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
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Nominative | math | mhath | matha |
Vocative | mhaith | mhath | matha |
Genitive | mhaith | maithe/mhaith | matha |
Dative | mhath | mhaith | matha |
Synonyms edit
- deagh (slightly stronger); see also Thesaurus:math
Antonyms edit
- dona, olc, droch; see also Thesaurus:math
Derived terms edit
- an ìre mhath (“almost”)
- cho math ri sin (“furthermore”)
- math dha-rìribh (“excellent; genuine”)
- 's math a rinn thu! (“well done!”)
- math fhèin (“excellent”)
Adverb edit
math
- well
- Ciamar a tha thu? Meadhanach math. ― How are you? Reasonably well.
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
math m (genitive singular maith)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Irish maithid (“remits, excuses; pardons, forgives; remits, abates, withholds; gives up (claim to); renounces”), from maith (“good”).
Verb edit
math (past mhath, future mathaidh, verbal noun mathadh, past participle mathte)
Alternative forms edit
- (verb): maith
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
math | mhath |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “math”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “maith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “maithid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
A variation on bath (“kind, sort”). For similar instances of alternation between b and m, see benyw and menyw, beiddio and meiddio, bainc and mainc.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
math m (plural mathau)
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
math | fath | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “math”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies