mair

English

Pronunciation

• (UK, Geordie) IPA: /mɛə/, X-SAMPA: /mE@/

Adjective

mair (not comparable)

1. (Geordie) more

Adverb

mair (not comparable)

1. (Geordie) more

Anagrams

• amir, Amir, Irma, Mari, Mira, raim, rami, rima, RIMA

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [mˠaɾʲ]

Verb

mair (present analytic maireann, future analytic mairfidh, verbal noun maireachtáil, past participle mairthe)

1. to live, remain, survive

   Maireann croí éadrom a bhfad.

   A light heart lives long.

   Mairim anseo.

   I live here

2. to last (endure, hold out, continue)

   Mairfidh an mhóin dúinn coicís eile.

   The turf will last us another fortnight.

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	mairim	maireann tú; mairir†	maireann sé, sí	mairimid	maireann sibh	maireann siad; mairid†	a mhaireann; a mhaireas	mairtear
	past	mhair mé; mhaireas	mhair tú; mhairis	mhair sé, sí	mhaireamar; mhair muid	mhair sibh; mhaireabhair	mhair siad; mhaireadar	a mhair	maireadh
	past habitual	mhairinn	mhairteá	mhaireadh sé, sí	mhairimis; mhaireadh muid	mhaireadh sibh	mhairidís; mhaireadh siad	a mhaireadh	mhairtí
	future	mairfidh mé; mairfead	mairfidh tú; mairfir†	mairfidh sé, sí	mairfimid; mairfidh muid	mairfidh sibh	mairfidh siad; mairfid†	a mhairfidh; a mhairfeas	mairfear
conditional		mhairfinn	mhairfeá	mhairfeadh sé, sí	mhairfimis; mhairfeadh muid	mhairfeadh sibh	mhairfidís; mhairfeadh siad	a mhairfeadh	mhairfí
subjunctive	present	go maire mé; go mairead†	go maire tú; go mairir†	go maire sé, sí	go mairimid; go maire muid	go maire sibh	go maire siad; go mairid†	—	go mairtear
	past	dá mairinn	dá mairteá	dá maireadh sé, sí	dá mairimis; dá maireadh muid	dá maireadh sibh	dá mairidís; dá maireadh siad	—	dá mairtí
imperative		mairim	mair	maireadh sé, sí	mairimis	mairigí; mairidh†	mairidís	—	mairtear
verbal noun		maireachtáil
past participle		mairthe

† Dialect form

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mair	mhair	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, vol. II, 199.

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish mér, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱros.

Noun

mair f (genitive ?, plural meir)

1. finger, digit
2. prong
3. key (of piano):
4. hand (of clock):
5. tributary (of river):

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mair	vair	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Derived terms

• mair chass, mair choshey, mair choshey veg, mair veg ny coshey
• mair ny fainey, mair veg, mair vooar
• mair-chlaare
• mair-chooilleeney

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Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA: /meːr/

Etymology 1

From Old English māra (compare English more).

Adjective

mair (not comparable)

1. bigger, greater

Adverb

mair (not comparable)

1. more

Derived terms

• mair by taiken
• mair oot ower
• the mair

Related terms

• mae

Etymology 2

From Old French maire (“head of a city or town government”), from Latin maior (“bigger, greater, superior”), comparative of magnus (“big, great”).

Noun

mair (plural mairs)

1. (archaic) mayor

Derived terms

• mair o fee
• mairship
• shirra-mair

Etymology 3

From Old English mōr.

Alternative forms

• muir

Noun

mair (plural mairs)

1. (South Scots) moor

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Scottish Gaelic

Verb

mair (verbal nouns mairsinn, and maireann, and maireachdainn)

1. last, continue

Synonyms

• seas

Derived terms

• maireannach
• nach maireann