matad

Middle Irish

Etymology

From a variant form of Old Irish madrad.

Noun

matad m

  1. dog
    Synonym:
  2. cur

Derived terms

  • mataidecht f (doghood, state of being a dog)

Descendants

  • Irish: madadh
  • Manx: moddey
  • Scottish Gaelic: madadh

Mutation

Mutation of matad
radical lenition nasalization
matadh
also mmatadh after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
matadh
pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/
unchanged

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

Further reading

Spanish

Verb

matad

  1. second-person plural imperative of matar

Swedish

Participle

matad

  1. past participle of mata