maidin

Irish

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠadʲənʲ/

Noun

maidin f (genitive singular maidine or maidne, nominative plural maidineacha)

1. morning

Declension

Declension of maidin

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative maidin maidineacha Vocative a mhaidin a mhaidineacha Genitive maidine maidineacha Dative maidin maidineacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mhaidin na maidineacha Genitive na maidine na maidineacha Dative leis an maidin don mhaidin leis na maidineacha

• Alternative genitive singular: maidne

Derived terms

• ar maidin (“in the morning”)
• maidiniúil (“matutinal”, adjective)

Related terms

• adhmhaidin (“early morning”)

Mutation

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.

Further reading

• "maidin" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 matan, maiten” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• 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.