maire
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French maire, from Latin māior, māiōrem (“elder”). Compare the doublet majeur.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
maire m (plural maires, feminine maire or mairesse)
- mayor
- Synonym: bourgmestre
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “maire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Irish edit
Verb edit
maire
- present subjunctive analytic of mair
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
maire | mhaire | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Old French maire, from Latin māior (“elder”).
Noun edit
maire m (plural maires)
Occitan edit
Etymology edit
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin māter, matrem (“mother”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
maire f (plural maires)
Old French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin māior, māiōrem.
Adjective edit
maire m (oblique and nominative feminine singular maire)
Noun edit
maire oblique singular, m (oblique plural maires, nominative singular maires, nominative plural maire)