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French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μοῖρα (Moîra), plural Μοῖραι (Moîrai, “the Moirai”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Moire f (plural Moires)
- (literary) doom, fate, weird, destiny
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish Maire, from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מַרְיָם (maryām) or Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Moire f (genitive Moire or Mhoire, vocative a Mhoire)
- (biblical) Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Usage notes
- Both Moire and Màiri are translated into English as Mary, but Màiri is used as a given name, while Moire is reserved for the mother of Jesus Christ.
- The nominative and vocative forms are commonly used for emphatic effect, for instance a Mhoire! ("my goodness!"), and Moire tha!.
Derived terms
See also
Mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| Moire |
Mhoire
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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