miadhach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish míadach.[1] By surface analysis, miadh +‎ -ach

Adjective

miadhach (genitive singular masculine miadhaigh, genitive singular feminine miadhaí, plural miadhacha, comparative miadhaí)

  1. (literary) honorable, noble, distinguished

Declension
Declension of miadhach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative miadhach mhiadhach miadhacha;
mhiadhacha²
Vocative mhiadhaigh miadhacha
Genitive miadhaí miadhacha miadhach
Dative miadhach;
mhiadhach¹		 mhiadhach;
mhiadhaigh (archaic)		 miadhacha;
mhiadhacha²
Comparative níos miadhaí
Superlative is miadhaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms
  • Maoilmhiadhach (given name)
    • Ó Maoilmhiadhaigh (surname)
      • → English: Mulvey
  • Miadhachán (given name)
    • Mac Miadhacháin (surname)
    • Ó Miadhacháin (surname)

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

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