# mothaigh
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* mothuigh (superseded)

### Etymology

From Old Irish mothaigid (“be amazed”), from moth (“amazement”).

### Pronunciation

* (Cois Fharraige) IPA: /mˠuː/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈmˠoihi/, /ˈmˠaihi/ (as if spelled maithigh)

### Verb

mothaigh (present analytic mothaíonn, future analytic mothóidh, verbal noun mothú, past participle mothaithe)
* to feel (sense by touch, experience an emotion or other mental state about), perceive
    Synonyms: airigh, braith

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | mothaím | mothaíonn tú; mothaír$^†$ | mothaíonn sé, sí | mothaímid; mothaíonn muid | mothaíonn sibh | mothaíonn siad; mothaíd$^†$ | a mhothaíonn; a mhothaíos / a mothaíonn* | mothaítear |
| indicative | past | mhothaigh mé; mhothaíos | mhothaigh tú; mhothaís | mhothaigh sé, sí | mhothaíomar; mhothaigh muid | mhothaigh sibh; mhothaíobhair | mhothaigh siad; mhothaíodar | a mhothaigh / ar mhothaigh* | mothaíodh |
| indicative | past habitual | mhothaínn / mothaínn‡‡ | mhothaíteá / mothaíteá‡‡ | mhothaíodh sé, sí / mothaíodh sé, sí‡‡ | mhothaímis; mhothaíodh muid / mothaímis‡‡; mothaíodh muid‡‡ | mhothaíodh sibh / mothaíodh sibh‡‡ | mhothaídís; mhothaíodh siad / mothaídís‡‡; mothaíodh siad‡‡ | a mhothaíodh / a mothaíodh* | mhothaítí / mothaítí‡‡ |
| future | future | mothóidh mé; mothód; mothóchaidh mé$^†$ | mothóidh tú; mothóir$^†$; mothóchaidh tú$^†$ | mothóidh sé, sí; mothóchaidh sé, sí$^†$ | mothóimid; mothóidh muid; mothóchaimid$^†$; mothóchaidh muid$^†$ | mothóidh sibh; mothóchaidh sibh$^†$ | mothóidh siad; mothóid$^†$; mothóchaidh siad$^†$ | a mhothóidh; a mhothós; a mhothóchaidh$^†$; a mhothóchas$^†$ / a mothóidh*; a mothóchaidh*$^†$ | mothófar; mothóchar$^†$ |
| conditional | conditional | mhothóinn; mhothóchainn$^†$ / mothóinn‡‡; mothóchainn$^†$‡‡ | mhothófá; mhothóchthá$^†$ / mothófá‡‡; mothóchthá$^†$‡‡ | mhothódh sé, sí; mhothóchadh sé, sí$^†$ / mothódh sé, sí‡‡; mothóchadh sé, sí$^†$‡‡ | mhothóimis; mhothódh muid; mhothóchaimis$^†$; mhothóchadh muid$^†$ / mothóimis‡‡; mothódh muid‡‡; mothóchaimis$^†$‡‡; mothóchadh muid$^†$‡‡ | mhothódh sibh; mhothóchadh sibh$^†$ / mothódh sibh‡‡; mothóchadh sibh$^†$‡‡ | mhothóidís; mhothódh siad; mhothóchadh siad$^†$ / mothóidís‡‡; mothódh siad‡‡; mothóchadh siad$^†$‡‡ | a mhothódh; a mhothóchadh$^†$ / a mothódh*; a mothóchadh*$^†$ | mhothófaí; mhothóchthaí$^†$ / mothófaí‡‡; mothóchthaí$^†$‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go mothaí mé; go mothaíod$^†$ | go mothaí tú; go mothaír$^†$ | go mothaí sé, sí | go mothaímid; go mothaí muid | go mothaí sibh | go mothaí siad; go mothaíd$^†$ | — | go mothaítear |
| subjunctive | past | dá mothaínn | dá mothaíteá | dá mothaíodh sé, sí | dá mothaímis; dá mothaíodh muid | dá mothaíodh sibh | dá mothaídís; dá mothaíodh siad | — | dá mothaítí |
| imperative | imperative | mothaím | mothaigh | mothaíodh sé, sí | mothaímis | mothaígí; mothaídh$^†$ | mothaídís | — | mothaítear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | mothú | mothú | mothú | mothú | mothú | mothú | mothú | mothú |
| past participle | past participle | mothaithe | mothaithe | mothaithe | mothaithe | mothaithe | mothaithe | mothaithe | mothaithe |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
* Alternative verbal noun: motháil

#### Derived terms

* mothaigh ó (“to miss”)

### References

* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 14

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mothaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “moṫuiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 498
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mothaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN