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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
Noun
màthair f (genitive singular màthar, plural màthraichean)
- mother
- Tha gaol agam air mo mhàthair. ― I love my mother.
- dam (of a beast)
- cause, source
Declension
Declension of màthair (type Vb feminine noun)
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| màthair |
mhàthair
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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
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap