Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish mod (manner, mode, way, fashion; mood; measure, limit; function, work, service; honour, dignity, consideration), from Latin modus.

Noun

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modh m (genitive singular modha, nominative plural modhanna)

  1. mode, manner
  2. procedure, method
  3. mode of conduct, good behavior
  4. (literary) mode of employment; work, task
  5. honor, respect
  6. moderation, measure
  7. (music) mode
  8. (grammar) mood

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish mod (manner, mode, way, fashion; mood; measure, limit; function, work, service; honour, dignity, consideration), from Latin modus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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modh m or f (genitive singular modha, plural modhan or modhannan)

  1. way, method, mode, manner, style, form, approach
    Synonyms: cor, dòigh
  2. good manners, breeding, civility, courtesy
  3. (grammar) mood

Derived terms

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Mutation

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

References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “modh”, 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), “mod”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language