Contionary:máıthre
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Middle Anrish
Etymology 1
Regularised merger of earlier móıthır, from Germanic *mōþēr and learned Goidelic borrowing máthaır; see also mua.
Pronunciation
(Annerish) IPA: /ˈmˠaːθʲrʲə/ [ˈmɑˑʰɹ̥ɹɐ]
Ⅱ ꜰᴇᴍ. | ɴᴏᴍ. | ɢᴇɴ. | ᴅᴀᴛ. | ᴠᴏᴄ. |
---|---|---|---|---|
sɢ. | máıthreɴ | máıthrí | máıthreʟ | máıthreʟ |
ᴘʟ. | máıthríʟ | máıthreɴ | máıthrıb | máıthreʟ |
ᴄᴏʟ. | máıthreʜ | máıthr(e)ʟ |
Noun
máıthre (runic:ᛚᚭᛁᛐᛧᛁ)
- (honor.) A female parent of a child; someone else's mother ("rarely one's own"[1]).
- S léıce ersa máıthren aíse. - Her mother is a doctor.
- ᛬ᛌᚳᛆᛁᚴᛁᚱᛌᛅᛚᚭᛁᛐᛧᛂᛆᛁᛌᛁ᛬
- S léıce ersa máıthren aíse. - Her mother is a doctor.
- An elder-woman, especially a leader of a religious order or cult.
Etymology 2
Formally from Germanic *mōþrijǭ, influenced by Goidelic.
Ⅲ ꜰᴇᴍ. | ɴᴏᴍ. | ɢᴇɴ. | ᴅᴀᴛ. | ᴠᴏᴄ. |
---|---|---|---|---|
sɢ. | máıthreɴ | máıthrınʜ | máıthríʟ | máıthríʟ |
ᴘʟ. | máıthríʟ | máıthreɴ | máıthrınb | máıthríʟ |
ᴄᴏʟ. | máıthrena | máıthríʟ | máıthrenaʟ |
Noun
máıthre (runic:ᛚᚭᛁᛐᛧᛁ)
- A maternal aunt.
- One's mother's family relations; maternal kinfolk.
ɴ.ʙ.
The collective meaning is still normally expressed in the singular.
- Suínn mu thíor máıthrın sheo. - This here is my motherland.
References
- ^ Teagan et al. (2003)