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See also: màthair and Màthair

Irish

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Etymology

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    From Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    máthair f (genitive singular máthar, nominative plural máithreacha or máthaireacha or máthracha)

    1. mother
      Tá Dia láidir agus máthair mhaith aige.
      God is strong and He has a good mother.

    Declension

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    Declension of máthair (fifth declension)
    bare forms
    case singular plural
    nominative máthair máithreacha
    vocative a mháthair a mháithreacha
    genitive máthar máithreacha
    dative máthair máithreacha
    forms with the definite article
    case singular plural
    nominative an mháthair na máithreacha
    genitive na máthar na máithreacha
    dative leis an máthair
    don mháthair
    leis na máithreacha

    Alternative plural forms: máthaireacha, máthracha

    Hypernyms

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    Coordinate terms

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    Derived terms

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    Mutation

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    Mutated forms of máthair
    radical lenition eclipsis
    máthair mháthair not applicable

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    References

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    1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “máthair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
    2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 86, page 46
    3. ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎[1] (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 5
    4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 7, page 7

    Further reading

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    Old Irish

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    Noun

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    máthair f (genitive máthar, nominative plural máithir)

    1. Alternative spelling of máthir

    Mutation

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    Mutation of máthair
    radical lenition nasalization
    máthair
    also mmáthair after a proclitic
    ending in a vowel
    máthair
    pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/
    unchanged

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.