maitrís

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French matrice (“pregnant animal”), from Latin mātrīx (“dam, womb”), from māter (“mother”).

Noun

maitrís f (genitive singular maitríse, nominative plural maitrísí)

  1. (biology, mathematics) matrix

Declension

Declension of maitrís (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative maitrís maitrísí
vocative a mhaitrís a mhaitrísí
genitive maitríse maitrísí
dative maitrís maitrísí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an mhaitrís na maitrísí
genitive na maitríse na maitrísí
dative leis an maitrís
don mhaitrís 		leis na maitrísí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of maitrís
radical lenition eclipsis
maitrís mhaitrís 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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