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Irish
Etymology
maighdean (“maiden, virgin”) + muir (“sea”)
Noun
maighdean mhara f (genitive singular maighdine mara, nominative plural maighdeana mara)
- mermaid
- Synonym: murúch
- selkie
Mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| maighdean mhara
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mhaighdean mhara
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not applicable
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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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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maighdean mhara”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “maighdean mhara”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “maighdean mhara”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024