mháthair

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈvˠɑːhəɾʲ/ ~ /ˈvˠɑ̃ːhəɾʲ/[1]; (after a labial consonant) /ˈbˠɑːhəɾʲ/[2]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈwɑːhəɾʲ/, /ˈwãːhəɾʲ/, (Cois Fharraige) /ˈwɑːɾʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈwãhəɾʲ/[3], /ˈwɑhəɾʲ/, /ˈwahæɾʲ/, /ˈwɛhəɾʲ/, /ˈwɞhəɾʲ/, /ˈwihəɾʲ/

Noun

mháthair

  1. lenited form of máthair

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, § 54, page 28
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 9, page 10
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 65