maighdeann

See also: Maighdeann

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

maighdean

Etymology

From Old Irish maigden, from Old English mæġden, from Proto-Germanic *magadīną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /məitʲən/

Noun

maighdeann f (genitive singular maighdinn, plural maighdeannan)

maid, maiden, virgin
female servant
chambermaid
nymph
last handful of a crop of corn cut off the land
standard or bearer of driving-wheel (spinning-wheel)
upright support of flyers of spinning-wheel
beheading instrument

Synonyms

(maid, maiden, virgin): ainnir, òigh

Derived terms

Derived terms

Maighdean (“Virgo”)
maighdean bean na bainnse
maighdean mhoiteil
maighdean-chuain
maighdean-coimhead
maighdean-mhara

maighdean-phòsaidh (“bridesmaid”)
maighdeanach
maighdeann-sheòmair
maighdeannag
maighdeannail
maighdeannas (“maidenhead, hymen, virginity”)

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