math
English
editEtymology 1
editClipping of mathematics.
Alternative forms
edit- maths (UK, Australia, New Zealand)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmath (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
editDerived terms
editTranslations
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Further reading
edit- mathematics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
editmath (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.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom 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
editmath (plural maths)
- A mowing; what is gathered from mowing.
- Hyponyms: aftermath, foremath, lattermath
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editContraction of matha.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmath (plural maths)
Anagrams
editFrench
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editmath 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
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editInflection
editMasculine 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
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
math also mmath after a proclitic ending in a vowel |
math pronounced with /β̃(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
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “math”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom 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
editmath (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
editCase | 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
editmath
- well
- Ciamar a tha thu? Meadhanach math. ― How are you? Reasonably well.
Derived terms
editNoun
editmath m (genitive singular maith)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Irish maithid (“remits, excuses; pardons, forgives; remits, abates, withholds; gives up (claim to); renounces”), from maith (“good”).
Verb
editmath (past mhath, future mathaidh, verbal noun mathadh, past participle mathte)
Alternative forms
edit- (verb): maith
Mutation
editScottish 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
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maithid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Welsh
editEtymology
editA 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
editNoun
editmath m (plural mathau)
Derived terms
editMutation
editWelsh 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
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