maíomh

Irish

Alternative forms

• maoidheamh (supeseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish moídem

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mˠiːvˠ/
• IPA^(key): /mˠiːw/

Noun

maíomh m (genitive singular as substantive maímh, genitive as verbal noun maíte, nominative plural)

1. boast
2. claim, assertion
3. verbal noun of maígh

Declension

As substantive:

Declension of maíomh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative maíomh Vocative a mhaímh Genitive maímh Dative maíomh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an maíomh Genitive an mhaímh Dative leis an maíomh don mhaíomh

As verbal noun:

Declension of maíomh

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative maíomh Vocative a mhaíomh Genitive maíte Dative maíomh

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an maíomh Genitive an mhaíte Dative leis an maíomh don mhaíomh

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “moídem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “maoiḋeaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 464
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maíomh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “maíomh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “maíomh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• “maíomh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy