maitheas

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish maithes.[1] By surface analysis, maith +‎ -eas.

Pronunciation

Noun

maitheas f or m (genitive singular maitheasa, nominative plural maitheasaí)

  1. goodness, good
  2. good thing, kindness, gift

Declension

Declension of maitheas (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative maitheas maitheasaí
vocative a mhaitheas a mhaitheasaí
genitive maitheasa maitheasaí
dative maitheas maitheasaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an mhaitheas na maitheasaí
genitive na maitheasa na maitheasaí
dative leis an maitheas
don mhaitheas 		leis na maitheasaí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of maitheas
radical lenition eclipsis
maitheas mhaitheas not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maithes”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 65, page 54

Further reading

  • A. Palandri, Ú. Bhreathnach, M. Měchura, G. Ó Cleircín, and B. Ó Raghallaigh, (2026), “maitheas”, in Taisce Chanúintí na Gaeilge - Repository of Irish Dialects‎[1] (in Irish and English), Dublin City University
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “maiṫeas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, pages 702–3; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • “maitheas”, in Foclóir Nua Gaeilge (in Irish), Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “maitheas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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