maidir le

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠɑdʲəɾʲ lʲə/
(Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠadʲəɾʲ lʲə/

Preposition

maidir le (plus dative, triggers h-prothesis, before the definite article maidir leis)

as for

Inflection

Inflection of maidir le

Person	Normal	Emphatic
1st person sing.	maidir liom	maidir liomsa
2d person sing.	maidir leat	maidir leatsa
3d sing. masc.	maidir leis	maidir leis-sean
3d sing. fem.	maidir léi	maidir léise
1st person pl.	maidir linn	maidir linne
2d person pl.	maidir libh	maidir libhse
3d person pl.	maidir leo	maidir leosan

Derived terms

maidir lena (combined with the possessive determiner a)
maidir lenár (combined with the first-person plural possessive determiner ár)

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “maidir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “maidir le” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “maidir le” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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