- mothaich
- perceive, Irish mothuighim, Middle Irish mothaigim, perceive, Old Irish mothaigid, stupeat (?); root mot, met, Lithuanian matyti, see, Lettic matít, perceive, Ch.Slavonic motriti, spectare, Greek $$Gmateúw, seek.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.