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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish máer (“steward”), from Latin māior.
Noun
maor m (genitive singular maoir, nominative plural maoir)
- steward
- bailiff, warden, keeper
- Synonym: báille
- supervisor, superintendent
- overseer, foreman
- Synonym: feighlí
- (military) major
- Synonym: maor airm
- (school) prefect
- keeper of herds, of flocks; herdsman
- Synonym: feighlí bó
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
maor m (genitive singular maoir)
- Alternative form of maghar (“fry, sprat, small fish; bait; allurement”)
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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maor
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mhaor
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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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References
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maor”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maer”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish máer (“steward”), from Latin māior.
Pronunciation
Noun
maor m (genitive singular maoir, plural maoir)
- officer (not military - see Usage notes)
- bailiff
- Synonym: bàillidh
- factor (person)
- Synonyms: bàillidh, seumarlan
- foreman
- baron
- gravedigger
Usage notes
Derived terms
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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maor |
mhaor
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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
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “maor”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maer”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language