matad

Middle Irish

Etymology

From a variant form of Old Irish madrad.

Noun

matad m

  1. dog
    Synonym:
  2. cur

Derived terms

  • mataidecht f (doghood, state of being a dog)

Descendants

  • Irish: madadh
  • Manx: moddey
  • Scottish Gaelic: madadh

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
matadhmatadh
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Spanish

Verb

matad

  1. second-person plural imperative of matar

Swedish

Participle

matad

  1. past participle of mata
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