maidin
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Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
maidin
Anagrams[edit]
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish matan (compare Scottish Gaelic madainn, Manx maddin), from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”, adjective) (compare French matin), from Mātūta (“goddess of morning”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɑdʲənʲ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠadʲənʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠædʲənʲ/[3]
Noun[edit]
maidin f (genitive singular maidine or maidne, nominative plural maidineacha)
Declension[edit]
Declension of maidin
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative genitive singular: maidne
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- adhmhaidin (“early morning”)
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| maidin | mhaidin | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 matan, maiten”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 17, page 11
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 75, page 32
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maidin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “maidin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “maidin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.