máthair
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
máthair f (genitive singular máthar, nominative plural máithreacha or máthaireacha or máthracha)
- mother
- Tá Dia láidir agus máthair mhaith aige.
- God is strong and He has a good mother.
Declension
Declension of máthair
Fifth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Alternative plural forms: máthaireacha, máthracha
Hypernyms
- tuismitheoir (“parent”)
Derived terms
- leasmháthair (“stepmother”)
- máithrigh (“mother, bear; foster”, verb)
- máthair shúigh (“squid”)
- máthairab (“abbess”)
- máthairchlár (“motherboard”)
- máthairtheanga (“mother tongue”)
- ríonmháthair (“queen mother”)
- seanmháthair (“grandmother”)
Related terms
- máithriúil (“motherly”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| máthair | mháthair | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “máthair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 86, page 46
- Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt (in Irish), Belfast: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], § 5
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 7, page 7
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “máthair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
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