math
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Clipping of mathematics.
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]math (countable and uncountable, plural maths)
- (informal, uncountable, Canada, US, Philippines) Clipping of mathematics.
- (informal, uncountable, Canada, US, Philippines) Arithmetic calculations; (see do the math).
- If you do the math, you'll see that it’s not such a bargain.
- $170 a month? That doesn’t sound right. Let me check your math.
- (informal, countable, Canada, US, Philippines) A math course or class.
- They needed to take two more maths in order to graduate.
- Did you take math today? / What did you do in math today?
- 2010, Claude Regis Vargo, Beyond My Horizon, →ISBN, page 108:
- Then, I further worked myself into an A+ panic attack with the realization that on top of the algebra, I would have to take three more maths, from a choice of calculus, finite math, statistics, logic, or differential equation.
Hyponyms
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Further reading
[edit]mathematics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
[edit]math (third-person singular simple present maths, present participle mathing, simple past and past participle mathed)
- (colloquial, informal) To perform mathematical calculations or mathematical analysis; to do math
- (slang) To add up, compute; (by extension) to make sense.
- Wait. This doesn't make sense. I mean, the math is not mathing.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle English math, from Old English mǣþ (“a mowing, that which is mown, cutting of grass”), from Proto-Germanic *mēþą (“a mowing”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”); equivalent to mow + -th. Cognate with German Mahd (“a mowing, reaping”), West Frisian mêd (“area of land that can be mown in one day; domain, realm”). Related also to Old English mǣd (“mead, meadow, pasture”). See meadow.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /mæθ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɑːθ/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -æθ, -ɑːθ
Noun
[edit]math (plural maths)
- A mowing; what is gathered from mowing.
- Hyponyms: aftermath, foremath, lattermath
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Contraction of matha.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]math (plural maths)
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]math f pl
- Alternative form of maths
Further reading
[edit]- “math”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *matus, commonly understood as a euphemistic derivation from *matis (“good”), cf. Proto-Germanic *berô (“the brown one”), Proto-Slavic *medvědь (“honey-eater”), Latvian lācis (“stomper, pounder”), Sanskrit भल्ल (bhalla, “auspicious, favourable”). A cognate is apparently attested in the Gaulish personal name Matugenos if this means “born of a bear”, and a possibly related Celtiberian matus of uncertain meaning is also attested.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Inflection
[edit]Masculine u-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | math | mathL | mathae |
Vocative | math | mathL | mathu |
Accusative | mathN | mathL | mathu |
Genitive | mathoH, mathaH | matho, matha | mathaeN |
Dative | mathL | mathaib | mathaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
[edit]- ⇒ Middle Irish: mathgamain
Mutation
[edit]Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
math also mmath after a proclitic ending in a vowel |
math pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*mati-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 259
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “math”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Irish maith, from Proto-Celtic *matis, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-. Cognate with Welsh mad, Breton mad, Cornish mas. Compare Irish maith, Manx mie.
Adjective
[edit]math (genitive singular masculine maith, genitive singular feminine maithe, nominative plural matha, comparative fheàrr, qualitative noun feabhas)
- good
- 'S math sin. ― That's good.
- Dh'òl mi uisge-beatha math an-dè. ― I was drinking good whisky yesterday.
Declension
[edit]Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
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Nominative | math | mhath | matha |
Vocative | mhaith | mhath | matha |
Genitive | mhaith | maithe/mhaith | matha |
Dative | mhath | mhaith | matha |
Synonyms
[edit]- deagh (slightly stronger); see also Thesaurus:math
Antonyms
[edit]- dona, olc, droch; see also Thesaurus:math
Derived terms
[edit]- an ìre mhath (“almost”)
- cho math ri sin (“furthermore”)
- math dha-rìribh (“excellent; genuine”)
- 's math a rinn thu! (“well done!”)
- math fhèin (“excellent”)
Adverb
[edit]math
- well
- Ciamar a tha thu? Meadhanach math. ― How are you? Reasonably well.
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]math m (genitive singular maith)
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Irish maithid (“remits, excuses; pardons, forgives; remits, abates, withholds; gives up (claim to); renounces”), from maith (“good”).
Verb
[edit]math (past mhath, future mathaidh, verbal noun mathadh, past participle mathte)
Alternative forms
[edit]- (verb): maith
Mutation
[edit]Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
math | mhath |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Edward Dwelly (1911) “math”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maithid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A variation on bath (“kind, sort”). For similar instances of alternation between b and m, see benyw and menyw, beiddio and meiddio, bainc and mainc.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]math m (plural mathau)
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
math | fath | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “math”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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