màthair
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editEtymology tree
From Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈmaːhɪɾʲ/
- (Lewis) IPA(key): [ˈmãːhəð][1], [ˈmãːhað]
- (Barra) IPA(key): [ˈmaːhæɾʲ~ˈmaːhæʒ][2]
- (Islay, mainland Argyll) IPA(key): [ˈmɛːɛɾʲ]
Noun
editmàthair f (genitive singular màthar, plural màthraichean)
Declension
editDeclension of màthair (type Vb feminine noun)
Indefinite | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | màthair | màthraichean |
Genitive | màthar | mhàthraichean |
Dative | màthair | màthraichean |
Definite | ||
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | (a') mhàthair | (na) màthraichean |
Genitive | (na) màthar | (nam) màthraichean |
Dative | (a') mhàthair | (na) màthraichean |
Vocative | mhàthair | mhàthraichean |
Derived terms
edit- an leanabh a dh'fhàgar dha fhèin, cuiridh e a mhàthair gu nàire (“the child who is left by himself, he shall bring his mother to shame”)
- àrd-mhàthair (“matriarch”)
- bràthair-màthar (“maternal uncle”)
- Là nam Màthraichean (“Mother's Day”)
- leas-mhàthair (“stepmother”)
- màthair-altraim f (“nurse”)
- màthair-bhaiste (“godmother”)
- màthair-chèile (“mother-in-law”)
- piuthar-màthar (“maternal aunt”)
- taobh màthar (“maternal (genealogical)”)
Mutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
màthair | mhàthair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Scottish Gaelic fifth-declension nouns
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