maoidh

Irish

Verb

maoidh (present analytic maoidheann, future analytic maoidhfidh, verbal noun maoidheamh, past participle maoidhte)

1. Obsolete spelling of maígh.

Conjugation

conjugation of maoidh (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	maoidhim	maoidheann tú; maoidhir†	maoidheann sé, sí	maoidhimid	maoidheann sibh	maoidheann siad; maoidhid†	a mhaoidheann; a mhaoidheas / a maoidheann*; a maoidheas*	maoidhtear
	past	mhaoidh mé; mhaoidheas	mhaoidh tú; mhaoidhis	mhaoidh sé, sí	mhaoidheamar; mhaoidh muid	mhaoidh sibh; mhaoidheabhair	mhaoidh siad; mhaoidheadar	a mhaoidh / ar mhaoidh*	maoidheadh
	past habitual	mhaoidhinn / maoidhinn‡‡	mhaoidhteá / maoidhteᇇ	mhaoidheadh sé, sí / maoidheadh sé, s퇇	mhaoidhimis; mhaoidheadh muid / maoidhimis‡‡; maoidheadh muid‡‡	mhaoidheadh sibh / maoidheadh sibh‡‡	mhaoidhidís; mhaoidheadh siad / maoidhidís‡‡; maoidheadh siad‡‡	a mhaoidheadh / a maoidheadh*	mhaoidhtí / maoidht퇇
future		maoidhfidh mé; maoidhfead	maoidhfidh tú; maoidhfir†	maoidhfidh sé, sí	maoidhfimid; maoidhfidh muid	maoidhfidh sibh	maoidhfidh siad; maoidhfid†	a mhaoidhfidh; a mhaoidhfeas / a maoidhfidh*; a maoidhfeas*	maoidhfear
conditional		mhaoidhfinn / maoidhfinn‡‡	mhaoidhfeá / maoidhfeᇇ	mhaoidhfeadh sé, sí / maoidhfeadh sé, s퇇	mhaoidhfimis; mhaoidhfeadh muid / maoidhfimis‡‡; maoidhfeadh muid‡‡	mhaoidhfeadh sibh / maoidhfeadh sibh‡‡	mhaoidhfidís; mhaoidhfeadh siad / maoidhfidís‡‡; maoidhfeadh siad‡‡	a mhaoidhfeadh / a maoidhfeadh*	mhaoidhfí / maoidhf퇇
subjunctive	present	go maoidhe mé; go maoidhead†	go maoidhe tú; go maoidhir†	go maoidhe sé, sí	go maoidhimid; go maoidhe muid	go maoidhe sibh	go maoidhe siad; go maoidhid†	—	go maoidhtear
	past	dá maoidhinn	dá maoidhteá	dá maoidheadh sé, sí	dá maoidhimis; dá maoidheadh muid	dá maoidheadh sibh	dá maoidhidís; dá maoidheadh siad	—	dá maoidhtí
imperative		maoidhim	maoidh	maoidheadh sé, sí	maoidhimis	maoidhigí; maoidhidh†	maoidhidís	—	maoidhtear
verbal noun		maoidheamh
past participle		maoidhte

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
maoidh	mhaoidh	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maoidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish moídid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɤj/

Verb

maoidh (past mhaoidh, future maoidhidh, verbal noun maoidheadh, past participle maoidhte)

1. threaten, menace
2. bully

Derived terms

• maoidhear (“bully”, noun)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
maoidh	mhaoidh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “maoidh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “moídid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language