moir

See also: Moir and móir

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːɹ/

Noun

moir f (genitive singular mayrey, plural moiraghyn)

  1. mother
    S’blah ennal ny mayrey.Warm as the mother’s breath.

Coordinate terms

  • ayr (father)

Derived terms

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
moirvoirunchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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