Muir Rua

Irish

Etymology

From muir (“sea”) +‎ rua (“red”), a calque of English Red Sea. Compare Old Irish Muir Robur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mˠɪɾʲ ˈɾˠuə/

Proper noun

An Mhuir Rua f (genitive na Mara Rua)

  1. Red Sea (a sea between Africa and Arabia)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Muir Rua
radical lenition eclipsis
Muir Rua Mhuir Rua not applicable

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

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