míad
Old Irish
Etymology
According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey- (“to be glad”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʲiːa̯ð/
Noun
míad n or m
Inflection
| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | míadN | míadN | míadL, míada |
| Vocative | míadN | míadN | míadL, míada |
| Accusative | míadN | míadN | míadL, míada |
| Genitive | méidL | míad | míadN |
| Dative | míadL | míadaib | míadaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
| |||
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | míad | míadL | méidL |
| Vocative | méid | míadL | míaduH |
| Accusative | míadN | míadL | míaduH |
| Genitive | méidL | míad | míadN |
| Dative | míadL | míadaib | míadaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
| |||
Derived terms
- míadach
- míadaige
- míadaigid
- míadamail
- míadlicht
Descendants
- Irish: miadh
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| míad also mmíad after a proclitic |
míad pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “967-68”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 967-68
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “míad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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