faoi mhaise

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fˠiːˈwaʃə/

Adjective

faoi mhaise

  1. happy, contented
    Synonym: faoi shéan
    Athbhliain/Nollaig faoi mhaise (dhuit/dhaoibh)! ― Happy new year!/Merry Christmas!
    • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 198:
      « Seadh, a chéile chneasta », ar sise, « ó tánn tú agam-sa ag baile anois, agus sinn fé mhaise agus ár leanbhín, beidh síothchán agus suaineas againn go deireadh ár laethe ».
      “Yes, dear husband”, she said, “since I have you at home now, and since we are happy and our baby [is too], we will have peace and tranquility to the end of our days.”
  2. flourishing

References
  1. “fá mhaise”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. “fé mhaise”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading
  • “faoi mhaise”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maise”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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