maigden

Middle Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɣʲdʲen/

Noun

maigden f

  1. maiden, virgin

Derived terms

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

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