máthir

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    máthir f (genitive máthar, nominative plural máithir)

    1. mother

    Inflection

    Feminine r-stem
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative máthir, máthair máth(a)irL máithir
    Vocative máthir, máthair máth(a)irL máithrea
    Accusative máth(a)irN máth(a)irL máithrea
    Genitive máthar máthar máithreN
    Dative máth(a)irL máithrib máithrib
    Initial mutations of a following adjective:
    • H = triggers aspiration
    • L = triggers lenition
    • N = triggers nasalization

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Irish: máthair
    • Manx: moir
    • Scottish Gaelic: màthair

    Mutation

    Old Irish mutation
    Radical Lenition Nasalization
    máthir
    also mmáthir after a proclitic
    ending in a vowel         		máthir
    pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/     		unchanged
    Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
    possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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