mainéar

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish mainér, from Middle English maner, from Old French manoir (“to stay, remain”), from Latin maneō.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠænʲæɾʲ/

Noun

mainéar m (genitive singular mainéir, nominative plural mainéir)

1. manor (landed estate), barony (any large manor or estate in Scotland)
2. manor house
3. grange (farm with its associated buildings)

Declension

Declension of mainéar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative mainéar mainéir Vocative a mhainéir a mhainéara Genitive mainéir mainéar Dative mainéar mainéir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an mainéar na mainéir Genitive an mhainéir na mainéar Dative leis an mainéar don mhainéar leis na mainéir

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mainéar	mhainéar	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “mainéar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mainéar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN