# maoidh
## Irish
### Verb

maoidh (present analytic maoidheann, future analytic maoidhfidh, verbal noun maoidheamh, past participle maoidhte)
* Obsolete spelling of maígh.

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | maoidhim | maoidheann tú; maoidhir$^†$ | maoidheann sé, sí | maoidhimid | maoidheann sibh | maoidheann siad; maoidhid$^†$ | a mhaoidheann; a mhaoidheas / a maoidheann* | maoidhtear |
| indicative | past | mhaoidh mé; mhaoidheas | mhaoidh tú; mhaoidhis | mhaoidh sé, sí | mhaoidheamar; mhaoidh muid | mhaoidh sibh; mhaoidheabhair | mhaoidh siad; mhaoidheadar | a mhaoidh / ar mhaoidh* | maoidheadh |
| indicative | past habitual | mhaoidhinn / maoidhinn‡‡ | mhaoidhteá / maoidhteá‡‡ | mhaoidheadh sé, sí / maoidheadh sé, sí‡‡ | mhaoidhimis; mhaoidheadh muid / maoidhimis‡‡; maoidheadh muid‡‡ | mhaoidheadh sibh / maoidheadh sibh‡‡ | mhaoidhidís; mhaoidheadh siad / maoidhidís‡‡; maoidheadh siad‡‡ | a mhaoidheadh / a maoidheadh* | mhaoidhtí / maoidhtí‡‡ |
| future | future | maoidhfidh mé; maoidhfead | maoidhfidh tú; maoidhfir$^†$ | maoidhfidh sé, sí | maoidhfimid; maoidhfidh muid | maoidhfidh sibh | maoidhfidh siad; maoidhfid$^†$ | a mhaoidhfidh; a mhaoidhfeas / a maoidhfidh* | maoidhfear |
| conditional | conditional | mhaoidhfinn / maoidhfinn‡‡ | mhaoidhfeá / maoidhfeá‡‡ | mhaoidhfeadh sé, sí / maoidhfeadh sé, sí‡‡ | mhaoidhfimis; mhaoidhfeadh muid / maoidhfimis‡‡; maoidhfeadh muid‡‡ | mhaoidhfeadh sibh / maoidhfeadh sibh‡‡ | mhaoidhfidís; mhaoidhfeadh siad / maoidhfidís‡‡; maoidhfeadh siad‡‡ | a mhaoidhfeadh / a maoidhfeadh* | mhaoidhfí / maoidhfí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go maoidhe mé; go maoidhead$^†$ | go maoidhe tú; go maoidhir$^†$ | go maoidhe sé, sí | go maoidhimid; go maoidhe muid | go maoidhe sibh | go maoidhe siad; go maoidhid$^†$ | — | go maoidhtear |
| subjunctive | past | dá maoidhinn | dá maoidhteá | dá maoidheadh sé, sí | dá maoidhimis; dá maoidheadh muid | dá maoidheadh sibh | dá maoidhidís; dá maoidheadh siad | — | dá maoidhtí |
| imperative | imperative | maoidhim | maoidh | maoidheadh sé, sí | maoidhimis | maoidhigí; maoidhidh$^†$ | maoidhidís | — | maoidhtear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | maoidheamh | maoidheamh | maoidheamh | maoidheamh | maoidheamh | maoidheamh | maoidheamh | maoidheamh |
| past participle | past participle | maoidhte | maoidhte | maoidhte | maoidhte | maoidhte | maoidhte | maoidhte | maoidhte |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maoidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish moídid.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɤj/

### Verb

maoidh (past mhaoidh, future maoidhidh, verbal noun maoidheadh, past participle maoidhte)
* threaten, menace
* bully

#### Derived terms

* maoidhear (“bully”, noun)

### Further reading

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