English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæθ/, /mɑːθ/
• Rhymes: -æθ, -ɑːθ

Noun

math ‎(plural maths)

1. A mowing; what is gathered from mowing.

Derived terms

• aftermath
• beforemath
• foremath
• lattermath

Etymology 2

Contraction of mathematics.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæθ/
• Rhymes: -æθ

Alternative forms

• maths (UK, Australia)

Noun

math ‎(countable and uncountable, plural maths)

1. (uncountable, Canada, US) Short for mathematics.
2. (uncountable, Canada, US) 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.

3. (countable, Canada, US) A math course.

   They needed to take two more maths in order to graduate.

   • 2010, Claude Regis Vargo, Beyond My Horizon (ISBN 1608445658), 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.

Derived terms

• check the math
• do the math
• new math

Translations

Etymology 3

Contraction of matha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʌt/, /mɑːt/

Noun

math ‎(plural maths)

1. (Hinduism, Jainism) Short for matha.

Anagrams

• THAM

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maː]
• IPA^(key): [mah]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish maith, from Proto-Celtic *matis, from possible Proto-Indo-European *mē-. Cognate with Welsh mad, Breton mad, Cornish mas. Compare Irish maith, Manx mie.

Adjective

math ‎(genitive singular masculine maith, genitive singular feminine maithe, nominative plural matha, comparative fheàrr)

1. good

   ’S math sin.‎ ― That’s good.

Declension

Synonyms

• deagh (slightly stronger)

Derived terms

• an ìre mhath ‎(“almost”)
• cho math ri sin ‎(“furthermore”)
• math dha-rìribh ‎(“excellent; genuine”)
• 's math a rinn thu! ‎(“well done!”)

Adverb

math

1. well

   Ciamar a tha thu? Meadhanach math.‎ ― How are you? Reasonably well.

Antonyms

• dona
• olc
• droch

Derived terms

• a cheart cho math
• is math le

Noun

math m ‎(genitive singular maith)

1. good
2. advantage, profit, use, utility

Derived terms

• math na bà

Etymology 2

From Old Irish maithid ‎(“remits, excuses; pardons, forgives; remits, abates, withholds; gives up (claim to); renounces”), from maith ‎(“good”).

Verb

math ‎(past mhath, future mathaidh, verbal noun mathadh, past participle mathte)

1. forgive, excuse, pardon, condone, remit

Alternative forms

• (verb): maith

References

• 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 0 901771 92 9
• “maith” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “maithid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑːθ/

Noun

math m (plural mathau)

1. kind, sort, type

Mutation