Middle Irish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

maigden f

  1. maiden, virgin

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

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

Mutation edit

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