máthairchlár

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Irish

Etymology

From máthair +‎ clár, a calque of English motherboard.

Noun

máthairchlár m (genitive singular máthairchláir, nominative plural máthairchláir)

  1. (computer hardware) motherboard

Declension

Declension of máthairchlár (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative máthairchlár máthairchláir
vocative a mháthairchláir a mháthairchlára
genitive máthairchláir máthairchlár
dative máthairchlár máthairchláir
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an máthairchlár na máthairchláir
genitive an mháthairchláir na máthairchlár
dative leis an máthairchlár
don mháthairchlár
leis na máthairchláir

Mutation

Mutated forms of máthairchlár
radical lenition eclipsis
máthairchlár mháthairchlár 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

  • máthairchlár”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025