Moire

See also: moire, moiré, móire, and möire

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μοῖρα (Moîra), plural Μοῖραι (Moîrai, “the Moirai”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mwaʁ/ ~ /mwɑʁ/

Noun

Moire f (plural Moires)

1. (literary) doom, fate, weird, destiny

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• Muire

Etymology

From Old Irish Maire, from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מַרְיָם (maryām) or Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɾʲə/

Proper noun

Moire f (genitive Moire or Mhoire, vocative a Mhoire)

1. (biblical) Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Usage notes

• Both Moire and Màiri are translated into English as Mary, but Màiri is used as a given name, while Moire is reserved for the mother of Jesus Christ.
• The nominative and vocative forms are commonly used for emphatic effect, for instance a Mhoire! ("my goodness!"), and Moire tha!.

Derived terms

• raineach Moire
• Tobar Mhoire

Related terms

• Màiri

See also

• Ìosa
• Eòsaph

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
Moire	Mhoire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.