mac tíre

Irish
FWOTD – 4 March 2015

Alternative forms
mac tíre

Etymology

From Old Irish macc tíre, corresponding to mac (“son”) +‎ tíre (genitive of tír (“land”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌmˠak ˈtʲiːɾʲə/

Noun

mac tíre m (genitive singular mic tíre, nominative plural mic tíre)

  1. wolf
    • 1958, in Celtica, volume 4, page 107:
      Ag rú<t> mac tíre tríotha [ag] rucam ráe?
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    Synonyms: cú allta, faolchú, madra alla, madra allta

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mac tíre mhac tíre not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "mac" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “1 mac, macc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “mac tíre” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • “wolf” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • Entries containing “mactíre” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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