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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French maire, from Latin māior, māiōrem (“elder”). Compare the doublet majeur.
Pronunciation
Noun
maire m (plural maires, feminine maire or mairesse)
- mayor
- Synonym: bourgmestre
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Irish
Verb
maire
- present subjunctive analytic of mair
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| maire
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mhaire
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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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Norman
Etymology
From Old French maire, from Latin māior (“elder”).
Noun
maire m (plural maires)
- (Jersey) mayor
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan , from Latin māter, matrem (“mother”).
Pronunciation
Noun
maire f (plural maires)
- mother
Old French
Etymology
From Latin māior, māiōrem.
Adjective
maire m (oblique and nominative feminine singular maire)
- primary; principal; most major
Noun
maire oblique singular, m (oblique plural maires, nominative singular maires, nominative plural maire)
- a senior public official
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