maiseach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish maisech. By surface analysis, maise (“adornment, beauty; becomingness, comeliness”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaʃəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaʃa(h)/

Adjective

maiseach (genitive singular masculine maisigh, genitive singular feminine maisí, plural maiseacha, comparative maisí)

1. Synonym of maisiúil (“decorative, beautiful; elegant; becoming, comely”)

Declension

Declension of maiseach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	maiseach	mhaiseach	maiseacha; mhaiseacha²
Vocative	mhaisigh		maiseacha
Genitive		maisí	maiseacha	maiseach
Dative	maiseach; mhaiseach¹	mhaiseach; mhaisigh (archaic)	maiseacha; mhaiseacha²
Comparative	níos maisí
Superlative	is maisí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “maisech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “maiseach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish maisech. By surface analysis, maise (“beauty, grace”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʃʲax/

Adjective

maiseach (genitive singular masculine maisich, genitive singular feminine maisiche, comparative maisiche)

1. beautiful, lovely, handsome, fair, graceful

   "A rìbhinn maiseach Sgitheanach" ― "O fair maiden from Skye"

2. modest
3. of engaging manners
4. ornamental
5. having an imposing appearance

Declension

First declension; forms of the positive degree:

Case	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Plural
Nominative	maiseach	mhaiseach	maiseach
Vocative	mhaisich	mhaisich	maiseach
Genitive	mhaisich	maisiche	maiseach
Dative	mhaiseach	mhaisich	maiseach

Comparative/superlative: maisiche

Mutation

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

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “maiseach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “maisech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language