Máire

See also: Maire and maire

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryām). Doublet of Muire. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Màiri.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Máire f (genitive Mháire)

  1. a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Maire, Moira, Maura

Mutation

Mutated forms of Máire
radical lenition eclipsis
Máire Mháire 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

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 191
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 485, page 154

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