margadh

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish margad, marggad,[1] from Old Norse markaðr (Icelandic markaður), from Latin mercātus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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margadh m (genitive singular margaidh, nominative plural margaí)

  1. market
  2. bargain
  3. agreement, compact

Declension

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Alternative plural
margáintí (bargain; agreement, compact)

Derived terms

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  • margaigh (market, transitive verb)

Mutation

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

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “marg(g)ad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 184, page 92
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 138, page 54

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish margad, marggad, from Old Norse markaðr (Icelandic markaður), from Latin mercātus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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margadh m or f (genitive singular margaidh, plural margaidhean)

  1. market
    Synonym: fèill

Derived terms

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Mutation

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

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “margadh”, 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), “marg(g)ad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language