# magadh
## Irish
### Etymology

From Middle Irish magad (“mocking, jeering”), a late form of mangad (compare modern meangadh (“smile”)), borrowed from Middle English mocken (modern English mock), from Old French mocquer.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈmˠɑɡə/
* (Galway) IPA: /ˈmˠaɡə/
* (Mayo) IPA: /ˈmˠaɡuː/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈmˠaɡu/

### Noun

magadh m (genitive singular magaidh)
* (act of) mocking; mockery, ridicule; joking
* laughing at [with faoi]

#### Usage notes

Can be used as a verbal noun for a verb with no finite forms, as:
* Bhí sé do mo mhagadh. ― He mocked me.
* Ná bí ag magadh faoi do dheirfiúr! ― Don't laugh at your sister!

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
nominative
magadh
vocative
a mhagaidh
genitive
magaidh
dative
magadh
forms with the definite article
case
singular
nominative
an magadh
genitive
an mhagaidh
dative
leis an magadh don mhagadh :

#### Derived terms

* airí an mhagaidh
* ceap magaidh
* cleas magaidh (“practical joke”)
* cleithireacht mhagaidh (“sly joking, teasing”)
* cúrsa magaidh (“laughing matter”)
* dóigh magaidh
* eala mhagaidh
* gáir mhagaidh (“shout of derision”)
* lucht magaidh (“mockers, scoffers”)
* mugadh magadh (“humbug, farce”)
* obair mar mhagadh (“sham work”)
* staic mhagaidh (“laughing-stock”)
* steall mhagaidh (“bout of jeering”)
* streill mhagaidh (“derisive grin”)
* troid mar mhagadh (“sham fight”)
* ula mhagaidh

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “magad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “magadh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
* ↑ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mocio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 184, page 92

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “magadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “magaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 456

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From magad (“mocking, jeering”), a late form of Middle Irish mangad (compare modern meangadh (“smile”)), borrowed from Middle English mocken (modern English mock), from Old French mocquer.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmakəɣ/

### Noun

magadh m (genitive singular magaidh, plural magaidhean)
* verbal noun of mag
* deriding, act of deriding, scoffing, mocking
* mockery, derision, ridicule
* burlesque

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “magadh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
* ↑ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mocio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “magadh”, 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), “magad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language