magh

Irish

Noun

magh f (genitive singular magha, nominative plural maighne)

  1. classical/dialectal/superseded spelling of má

Declension
Declension of magh

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative magh maighne
Vocative a mhagh a mhaighne
Genitive magha maighne
Dative magh maighne

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an mhagh na maighne
Genitive na magha na maighne
Dative leis an magh

don mhagh

 leis na maighne

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

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish i mmach (literally “into the plain”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /max/

Adverb

magh

  1. out, outward

Usage notes
  • This word refers to movement.

Antonyms
Manx adverbs of direction and position
Motion towardStationary
position at		Motion from
up seoseheoseneose
down sheeseheeseneese
east shiar, my hiarhiarniar
west/back sheear, my heearheearneear
north my hwoaietwoaietwoaie
south my yiassjiassjiass, niass
northeast shiar hwoaiehiar hwoaieniar hwoaie
northwest sheear hwoaieheear hwoaieneear hwoaie
southeast shiar yiasshiar yiassniar yiass
southwest sheear yiassheear yiassneear yiass
over there noonhoalnoal
over here —wass—
inside stiaghsthie—
outside maghmooie—

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish mag, from Proto-Celtic *magos.

Noun

magh m (genitive singular maigh, plural maghan)

  1. field, plain
  2. battlefield

Derived terms

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