maoth in Scottish Gaelic

IPA: /mɯː/ Forms: nas maoithe [comparative], as maoithe [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], maoth [mutation, mutation-radical], mhaoth [lenition, mutation] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Middle Irish máeth, móeth (“soft, tender, yielding”), from Old Irish moíth, from Proto-Celtic *moytos (“tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyh₁- (“mild, soft”). Etymology templates: {{der|gd|mga|máeth}} Middle Irish máeth, {{der|gd|sga|moíth}} Old Irish moíth, {{der|gd|cel-pro|*moytos|t=tender}} Proto-Celtic *moytos (“tender”), {{der|gd|ine-pro|*meyh₁-||mild, soft}} Proto-Indo-European *meyh₁- (“mild, soft”) Head templates: {{head|gd|adjective|||||||||comparative|nas maoithe||nas [[]]||nas [[]]|superlative|as maoithe||as [[]]||as [[]]||||||f10accel-form=superlative|f11accel-form=qualitative|f12accel-form=qualitative|f1accel-form=gen|s|m|f2accel-form=gen|s|f|f3accel-form=gen|s|f|f4accel-form=p|f5accel-form=comparative|f6accel-form=comparative|f7accel-form=comparative|f8accel-form=superlative|f9accel-form=superlative|head=}} maoth (comparative nas maoithe, superlative as maoithe), {{gd-adj|comp=maoithe}} maoth (comparative nas maoithe, superlative as maoithe)

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        "innocent, undefiled"
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "gentle",
          "gentle"
        ],
        [
          "tender",
          "tender"
        ],
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          "emollient",
          "emollient"
        ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɯː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maoth"
}

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          "soft",
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          "tender",
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      "ipa": "/mɯː/"
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"maoth" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

Adjective