See also: muire

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish Maire,[1] from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מַרְיָם (maryām) or Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām). Doublet of Máire (the girl’s name Mary and the name of the other biblical Marys).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Muire f (genitive Mhuire)

  1. (biblical) Mary (mother of Jesus)

Derived terms

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Mutation

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

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 Muire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Proper noun

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Muire f

  1. (biblical) Alternative form of Moire