maíomh

Irish

Alternative forms

• maoidheamh (supeseded)
• maíochtáil, maíochtaint

Etymology

From Old Irish moídem. By surface analysis, maígh +‎ -amh.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /mˠiːvˠ/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /mˠiːw/

Noun

maíomh m (genitive singular as substantive maímh, genitive as verbal noun maíte, nominative plural)

1. boast
2. claim, assertion
3. verbal noun of maígh

Declension

As substantive:

Declension of maíomh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative maíomh Vocative a mhaímh Genitive maímh Dative maíomh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an maíomh Genitive an mhaímh Dative leis an maíomh don mhaíomh

As verbal noun:

Declension of maíomh

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative maíomh Vocative a mhaíomh Genitive maíte Dative maíomh

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an maíomh Genitive an mhaíte Dative leis an maíomh don mhaíomh

Related terms

• maíteach (“boastful”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
maíomh	mhaíomh	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “moídem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “maoiḋeaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 464
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maíomh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “maíomh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “maíomh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• “maíomh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy