màthair
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Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Etymology tree
From Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈmaːhɪɾʲ/
- (Lewis, South Uist) IPA(key): [ˈmaːhað]
- (Islay, mainland Argyll) IPA(key): [ˈmɛːɛɾʲ]
Noun
[edit]màthair f (genitive singular màthar, plural màthraichean)
Declension
[edit]Declension of màthair (type Vb feminine noun)
Indefinite | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | màthair | màthraichean |
Genitive | màthar | mhàthraichean |
Dative | màthair | màthraichean |
Definite | ||
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | (a') mhàthair | (na) màthraichean |
Genitive | (na) màthar | (nam) màthraichean |
Dative | (a') mhàthair | (na) màthraichean |
Vocative | (a) mhàthair | (a) mhàthraichean |
Derived terms
[edit]- an leanabh a dh'fhàgar dha fhèin, cuiridh e a mhàthair gu nàire (“the child who is left by himself, he shall bring his mother to shame”)
- àrd-mhàthair (“matriarch”)
- bràthair-màthar (“maternal uncle”)
- Là nam Màthraichean (“Mother's Day”)
- leas-mhàthair (“stepmother”)
- màthair-altraim f (“nurse”)
- màthair-bhaiste (“godmother”)
- màthair-chèile (“mother-in-law”)
- piuthar-màthar (“maternal aunt”)
- taobh màthar (“maternal (genealogical)”)
Mutation
[edit]Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
màthair | mhàthair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns
- Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples
- Scottish Gaelic fifth-declension nouns
- gd:Female family members