maigden

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Middle Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old English mæġden, from Proto-West Germanic *magadīn.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

maigden f

  1. maiden, virgin

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: maighdean
  • Manx: moidyn
  • Scottish Gaelic: maighdeann

Mutation[edit]

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