overwordExplorer
IRISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

maidhm.

break, burst, eruption

6 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/mˠəimʲ/
  1. break, burst, eruption

    feminine · masculine
  2. defeat, rout (act of defeating and breaking up an army or another opponent)

    feminine · masculine
  3. loud report, explosion

    feminine · masculine
  4. detonation

    feminine · masculine
  5. breaker (wave)

    feminine · masculine
  6. verbal noun of maidhm

    feminine · form-of · masculine · nonstandard · noun-from-verb
  7. alternative form of mám

    alt-of · alternative · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish maidm, verbal noun of maidid. The verb is denominal from the verbal noun, while the rare synonym maígh comes directly from the Old Irish verb.

verb/mˠəimʲ/
  1. break, burst, erupt

    ambitransitive
  2. defeat, rout

    ambitransitive
  3. detonate

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish maidm, verbal noun of maidid. The verb is denominal from the verbal noun, while the rare synonym maígh comes directly from the Old Irish verb.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

maidhm has 6 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

maidhm studiomaidhm workshello, maidhm

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.