Contionary:máıthre

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]

Inflection of máıthre

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

Noun

máıthre (runic:ᛓᚭᛁᛐᛧᛁ)

1. (honor.) A female parent of a child; someone else's mother ("rarely one's own").

   S léıce ersa máıthre haíse. - Her mother is a doctor.

   ᛬ᛌᚳᛆᛁᚴᛁᚱᛌᛅᛓᚭᛁᛐᛧᛁᚺᛆᛁᛌᛁ᛬

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

Etymology 2

Formally from Germanic *mōþrijǭ, influenced by Goidelic.

Pronunciation

Same as above.

Inflection of máıthre

Ⅲ ꜰᴇᴍ.	ɴᴏᴍ.	ɢᴇɴ.	ᴅᴀᴛ.	ᴠᴏᴄ.
sɢ.	máıthreɴ	máıthrınʜ	máıthríʟ	máıthríʟ
ᴘʟ.	máıthríʟ	máıthreɴ	máıthrınb	máıthríʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.	máıthrena	máıthríʟ		máıthrenaʟ

Noun

máıthre (runic:ᛓᚭᛁᛐᛧᛁ)

1. A maternal aunt.
2. One's mother's family relations; maternal kinfolk.

Usage note

The collective meaning is still normally expressed in the singular.

• Suínn mu thíor máıthrınt shea. - This here is my motherland.