madainn
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish matan (compare Irish maidin, Manx maddin), from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”, adjective) (compare French matin), from Mātūta (“goddess of morning”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmat̪ɪɲ/
- (Barra, Argyll) IPA(key): /ˈmɛt̪ɪɲ/
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| madainn | mhadainn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 matan, maiten”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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