maor

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish maer (“steward”), from Latin māior.

Noun

maor m (genitive singular maoir, nominative plural maoir)

  1. steward
  2. bailiff, warden, keeper
    1. supervisor, superintendent
    2. overseer, foreman
      Synonym: feighlí
  4. (military) major
    Synonym: maor airm
  5. (school) prefect
  6. keeper of herds, of flocks; herdsman
    Synonym: feighlí bó
Declension
Declension of maor

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative maor maoir
Vocative a mhaoir a mhaora
Genitive maoir maor
Dative maor maoir

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an maor na maoir
Genitive an mhaoir na maor
Dative leis an maor

don mhaor

 leis na maoir
Derived terms
  • ardmhaor (“chief steward”)
  • banmhaor (“stewardess”)
  • fomhaor (“understeward”)
  • maorach (“supervisory; prefectorial”, adjective)
  • maoracht (“stewardship; wardenship; superintendence; majorship; prefecture”)
  • maor airm (“major”)
  • maor an éisc (“lesser weever”)
  • maor druma (“drum-major”)
  • maorghinearál (“major-general”)
  • maor laisce (“whip, whipper-in”)
  • maor oibre (“works foreman”)
  • maor seilge, maor géim (“gamekeeper”)
  • maorsháirsint (“sergeant-major”)
  • maor stóir (“warehouseman”)
  • maor tí (“house-steward, major-domo”)
  • maor tráchta (“traffic-warden”)
  • maor trumpa (“trumpet-major”)
  • maor uisce (“water-bailiff”)
  • mórmhaor (“high steward”)

Etymology 2

Noun

maor m (genitive singular maoir)

  1. Alternative form of maghar (“fry, sprat, small fish; bait; allurement”)
Declension
Declension of maor

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative maor
Vocative a mhaoir
Genitive maoir
Dative maor

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an maor
Genitive an mhaoir
Dative leis an maor

don mhaor

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

References
  • "maor" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “maer” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish maer (“steward”), from Latin māior.

Noun

maor m (genitive singular maoir, plural maoir)

  1. officer (not military - see Usage notes)
  2. bailiff
    Synonym: bàillidh
  3. factor (person)
    Synonyms: bàillidh, seumarlan
  4. foreman
  5. baron
  6. gravedigger

Usage notes

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
maormhaor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • “maer” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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