maige

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *magyos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yos, a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s.

Adjective

maige

  1. great, mighty

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
maige
also mmaige after a proclitic
maige
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/
maige
also mmaige after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.


References

maige” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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