maire

See also: Maire and Máire

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin macer. Doublet of maigre.

Adjective

maire (plural maires)

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of maigre

Etymology 2

    Inherited from Old French maire m, from Latin maior m (forefathers; mayor). Compare the doublet majeur.

    Noun

    maire m or f by sense (plural maires, feminine maire or mairesse)

    1. mayor
      Synonym: bourgmestre

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    Verb

    maire

    1. present subjunctive analytic of mair

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of maire
    radical lenition eclipsis
    maire mhaire not applicable

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

    Norman

    Etymology

      From Old French maire, from Latin maior (elder).

      Noun

      maire m (plural maires)

      1. (Jersey) mayor

      Occitan

      Etymology

      From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin māter, matrem (mother).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      maire f (plural maires)

      1. mother

      Old French

      Etymology

        Inherited from Latin maior m.

        Adjective

        maire m (oblique and nominative feminine singular maire)

        1. primary; principal; most major

        Noun

        maire oblique singularm (oblique plural maires, nominative singular maires, nominative plural maire)

        1. a senior public official

        Descendants

        • Middle French: maire m
        • Norman: maire m
        • Middle English: maire