mac tíre

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Irish

FWOTD – 4 March 2015

Alternative forms

mac tíre

Etymology

From Old Irish macc tíre, corresponding to mac (“son”, noun) +‎ tíre (genitive of tír (“land”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmˠak ˈtʲiːɾʲə/

Noun

mac tíre m (genitive singular mic tíre, nominative plural mic tíre)

  1. wolf
    Synonyms: cú allta, faolchú, madra alla, madra allta
    • 1958, Celtica, volume 4, page 107:
      Ag rú⟨t⟩ mac tíre tríotha rucam ráe?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mac tíre
radical lenition eclipsis
mac tíre mhac tíre not applicable

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

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