màthair
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaːhɪɾʲ/
- (Lewis, South Uist) IPA(key): [ˈmaːhað]
- (Islay, mainland Argyll) IPA(key): [ˈmɛːɛɾʲ]
Noun
màthair f (genitive singular màthar, plural màthraichean)
Declension
Declension of màthair (type Vb feminine noun)
| Indefinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | màthair | màthraichean |
| Genitive | màthar | mhàthraichean |
| Dative | màthair | màthraichean |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | (a') mhàthair | (na) màthraichean |
| Genitive | (na) màthar | (nam) màthraichean |
| Dative | (a') mhàthair | (na) màthraichean |
| Vocative | (a) mhàthair | (a) mhàthraichean |
Derived terms
- an leanabh a dh'fhàgar dha fhèin, cuiridh e a mhàthair gu nàire (“the child who is left by himself, he shall bring his mother to shame”)
- àrd-mhàthair (“matriarch”)
- bràthair-màthar (“maternal uncle”)
- Là nam Màthraichean (“Mother's Day”)
- leas-mhàthair (“stepmother”)
- màthair-altraim f (“nurse”)
- màthair-bhaiste (“godmother”)
- màthair-chèile (“mother-in-law”)
- piuthar-màthar (“maternal aunt”)
- taobh màthar (“maternal (genealogical)”)
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