maighdeann

See also: Maighdeann

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

maighdean

Etymology

From Middle Irish maigden, from Old English mæġden, from Proto-West Germanic *magadīn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɤitʲən/

Noun

maighdeann f (genitive singular maighdinn, plural maighdeannan)

maid, maiden, virgin
Synonyms: ainnir, cailin, gruagach, nighean, òigh, rìbhinn
female servant
chambermaid
nymph
last handful of a crop of corn cut off the land
standard or bearer of driving-wheel (spinning-wheel)
upright support of flyers of spinning-wheel
beheading instrument

Derived terms

maighdean-phòsaidh
Maighdeann
maighdeann bean na bainnse
maighdeann mhoiteil
maighdeann-chuain
maighdeann-coimhead
maighdeann-mhara
maighdeann-sheòmair
maighdeannach
maighdeannag
maighdeannail
maighdeannas

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