maidin
Finnish
editNoun
editmaidin
Anagrams
editIrish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish matan (compare Scottish Gaelic madainn, Manx maddin), from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”, adjective) (compare French matin), from Mātūta (“goddess of morning”).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɑdʲənʲ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠadʲənʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠædʲənʲ/[3]
Noun
editmaidin f (genitive singular maidine or maidne, nominative plural maidineacha)
Declension
editDeclension of maidin
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative genitive singular: maidne
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- adhmhaidin (“early morning”)
Mutation
edit| 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. | ||
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 matan, maiten”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 17, page 11
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 75, page 32
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maidin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “maidin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “maidin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024