maisigh

Irish

Etymology 1

From maise (adornment, beauty; becomingness, comeliness; becoming state or act) + -igh.

Verb

maisigh (present analytic maisíonn, future analytic maiseoidh, verbal noun maisiú, past participle maisithe)

  1. (transitive) adorn, decorate, beautify, dress up
  2. (transitive) embellish
  3. (transitive) garnish
  4. (transitive) illuminate (manuscript)
  5. (transitive) illustrate (book)
Conjugation
Synonyms
  • (embellish): breáthaigh, ornáidigh, sciamhaigh
  • (garnish): gairnisigh
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

maisigh

  1. genitive singular masculine of maiseach
  2. vocative singular masculine of maiseach
  3. (archaic) dative singular feminine of maiseach

Mutation

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

References

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