míad

Old Irish

Etymology

According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey- (“to be glad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʲiːa̯ð/

Noun

míad n or m

1. honour, dignity, elevation
2. rank, status (of an individual)
3. elevation of mind, pride
4. vainglory

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	míadN	míadN	míadL, míada
Vocative	míadN	míadN	míadL, míada
Accusative	míadN	míadN	míadL, míada
Genitive	méidL	míad	míadN
Dative	míadL	míadaib	míadaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	míad	míadL	méidL
Vocative	méid	míadL	míaduH
Accusative	míadN	míadL	míaduH
Genitive	méidL	míad	míadN
Dative	míadL	míadaib	míadaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• míadach
• míadaige
• míadaigid
• míadamail
• míadlicht

Descendants

• Irish: miadh

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
míad also mmíad after a proclitic	míad 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

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “míad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language