margadh

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaɾˠəɡə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaɾˠəɡuː/
• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaɾˠəɡu/

Noun

margadh m (genitive singular margaidh, nominative plural margaí)

1. market
2. bargain
3. agreement, compact

Declension

Declension of margadh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative margadh margaí Vocative a mhargaidh a mhargaí Genitive margaidh margaí Dative margadh margaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an margadh na margaí Genitive an mhargaidh na margaí Dative leis an margadh don mhargadh leis na margaí

Alternative plural

margáintí (bargain; agreement, compact)

Derived terms

• áit margaidh
• baile margaidh
• barr margaidh
• béarmhargadh
• beartmhargadh
• cuachmhargadh
• fear margaidh
• garraí margaidh
• garraíodóir margaidh
• garraíodóireacht mhargaidh
• hipearmhargadh
• lá margaidh
• log margaidh
• margadh airgid
• margadh an tsaothair
• margadh aonair
• margadh bríomhar
• margadh buacach
• margadh buillin
• margadh bullúil
• margadh caipitil
• margadh ceannaitheora
• margadh cothromais
• margadh craicinn
• margadh dubh
• margadh fostaíochta
• margadh leathair
• margadh liath
• margadh mangarae
• margadh na míol
• margadh nideoige
• margadh oscailte
• margadh pacáiste
• margadh rúin
• margadh scoilte
• ollmhargadh
• sladmhargadh

 

Related terms

• margaigh (“market”, transitive verb)

Mutation

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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “margadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →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
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “margadh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “margadh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• marcaid, margaid

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. market

   Synonym: fèill

Derived terms

• aon-mhargadh (“monopoly”)
• margadh an éisg (“fish-market”)
• margadh na feòla (“meat-market, butcher shop”)
• margadh na mìne (“meal-market”)
• margadh nam meas (“fruit-market”)
• margadh nam muc (“hog-market”)
• margadh nan luibhean (“vegetable market”)
• margadh-chaorach (“sheep-market”)
• margadh-chlòimh (“wool-market”)
• margadh-chruidh (“cattle-market”)

 

Mutation

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

• 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