méadaigh

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish métaigid.

Pronunciation

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Verb

méadaigh (present analytic méadaíonn, future analytic méadóidh, verbal noun méadú, past participle méadaithe)

  1. (transitive) to increase, enlarge, amplify, make bigger
    • 1938, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”[1]:
      Ní raibh aoinne cloinne age n-a muinntir ach í agus do mhéaduigh sin uirrim agus grádh na ndaoine don inghean óg so.
      Her parents had no children but her, and that increased the esteem and love of the people for this young girl.
  2. (intransitive) to increase, grow bigger

Conjugation

Mutation

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 193