máthair
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɑːhəɾʲ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɑːɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɑ̃hɪɾʲ/[1]
Noun
máthair f (genitive singular máthar, nominative plural máithreacha)
- 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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Hypernyms
- tuismitheoir (“parent”)
Derived terms
- leasmháthair (“stepmother”)
- máithrigh (“mother, bear; foster”, verb)
- máthairab (“abbess”)
- máthairchlár (“motherboard”)
- máthair shúigh (“squid”)
- máthairtheanga (“mother tongue”)
- ríonmháthair (“queen mother”)
- seanmháthair (“grandmother”)
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
- Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925), Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt, Belfast: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], § 5.
Further reading
- "máthair" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “máthair”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
Old Irish
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| máthair also mmáthair after a proclitic |
máthair pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
máthair also mmáthair after a proclitic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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