méadaigh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish métaigid.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲeːd̪ˠɪɟ/, [ˈmʲeːa̯d̪ˠɪɟ]

Verb

méadaigh (present analytic méadaíonn, future analytic méadóidh, verbal noun méadú, past participle méadaithe)

  1. (transitive) to increase, enlarge, amplify, make bigger
    • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 193:
      Ní raibh aoinne cloinne age n-a muinntir ach í agus do mhéaduigh sin uirrim agus grádh na ndaoine don inghean óg so.
      Her parents had no children but her, and that increased the esteem and love of the people for this young girl.
  2. (intransitive) to increase, grow bigger

Conjugation

Mutation

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

References

  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “métaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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