máthairab

Irish

Etymology

From máthair (“mother”) +‎ ab (“abbot”).

Noun

máthairab f (genitive singular máthairaba, nominative plural máthairabaí)

1. (Christianity) abbess

   Synonym: ban-ab

   Coordinate term: ab

Declension

Declension of máthairab (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative máthairab máthairabaí vocative a mháthairab a mháthairabaí genitive máthairaba máthairabaí dative máthairab máthairabaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an mháthairab na máthairabaí genitive na máthairaba na máthairabaí dative leis an máthairab don mháthairab leis na máthairabaí

Derived terms

• Máthairab (“Mother Superior”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of máthairab

radical	lenition	eclipsis
máthairab	mháthairab	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “máthairab”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “máthairab”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “máthairab”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN