máthairab
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From máthair (“mother”) + ab (“abbot”).
Noun edit
máthairab f (genitive singular máthairaba, nominative plural máthairabaí)
Declension edit
Declension of máthairab
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- Máthairab (“Mother Superior”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
máthairab | mháthairab | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “máthairab” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “máthairab” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “máthairab”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN