maise

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish maisse (“goodliness, comeliness, fineness”), from mass (“fine, handsome, goodly”).

Noun

maise f (genitive singular maise)

  1. adornment, beauty
  2. becomingness, comeliness
  3. becoming state or act
  4. grace
  5. ornament
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

maise f sg

  1. genitive singular of mais

Etymology 3

Interjection

maise!

  1. Alternative form of muise

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
maise mhaise not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "maise" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “maise” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “maise” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “maise” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish maisse (“goodliness, comeliness, fineness”), from mass (“fine, handsome, goodly”) (cognate to English measure, meet, mete, German mässig (“moderate”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaʃə/

Noun

maise f

  1. beauty, grace, elegance, charm

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
maise mhaise
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • “maise” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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