maise

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmˠaʃə/[1], /ˈmæʃə/[2]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish maisse (“goodliness”), from mass (“goodly”).[3]

Noun

maise f (genitive singular maise)

  1. adornment, beauty
  2. becomingness, comeliness
  3. becoming state or act
  4. grace
  5. ornament
Declension
Declension of maise (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative maise
vocative a mhaise
genitive maise
dative maise
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an mhaise
genitive na maise
dative leis an maise
don mhaise
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

maise f sg

  1. genitive singular of mais

Etymology 3

See muise.

Interjection

maise!

  1. alternative form of muise

Mutation

Mutated forms of maise
radical lenition eclipsis
maise mhaise not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 106, page 57
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 493, page 156
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maise”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “maise”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 701; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “maise”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • “maise”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maise”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish maisse (“goodliness, comeliness, fineness”), from mass (“fine, handsome, goodly”) (cognate to English measure, meet, mete, German mässig (“moderate”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaʃə/

Noun

maise f

  1. beauty, grace, elegance, charm

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of maise
radical lenition
maise mhaise

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “maise”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maise”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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