Contionary:máıthre

Middle Anrish

Etymology

Regularised merger of earlier irregular móıthır from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr and learned Goidelic máthaır.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /maːθʲrʲ/ [ˈmʷɑˑʰɹ̥ɹ̩]

Noun

máıthr (runic:ᛓᚭᛁᛐᛧ)

1. A female parent of a child; mother.

   S léıce ersa máıthr aíse. - Her mother is a doctor.

   ᛬ᛌᚳᛆᛁᚴᛁᚱᛌᛅᛓᚭᛁᛐᛧᛆᛁᛌᛁ᛬

2. An elder-woman, especially a leader of a religious order or cult

Synonyms

• (intimate register): mó

Coordinate terms

• æt, tys

Inflection

Inflection of máıthre

Ⅱ ꜰᴇᴍ.	ɴᴏᴍ.	ɢᴇɴ.	ᴅᴀᴛ.	ᴠᴏᴄ.
sɢ.	máıthreɴ	máıthrí	máıthreʟ	máıthreʟ
ᴘʟ.	máıthríʟ	máıthreɴ	máıthrıb	máıthreʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.	máıthreʜ	máıthr(e)ʟ