maigden

Middle Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old English mæġden, from Proto-West Germanic *magadīn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɣʲdʲen/

Noun

maigden f

1. maiden, virgin

Derived terms

• *maigdenas

Descendants

• Irish: maighdean
• Manx: moidyn
• Scottish Gaelic: maighdeann

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
maigden	maigden pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.