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. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
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"[1]).
    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. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
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.

References

  1. ^ Teagan et al. (2003)