Middle Irish edit

Etymology edit

From a variant form of Old Irish madrad.

Noun edit

matad m

  1. dog
    Synonym:
  2. cur

Derived terms edit

  • mataidecht f (doghood, state of being a dog)

Descendants edit

  • Irish: madadh
  • Manx: moddey
  • Scottish Gaelic: madadh

Mutation edit

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

Further reading edit

Spanish edit

Verb edit

matad

  1. second-person plural imperative of matar

Swedish edit

Participle edit

matad

  1. past participle of mata