maighdean mhara

Irish

Etymology

maighdean (“maiden, virgin”) +‎ muir (“sea”)

Noun

maighdean mhara f (genitive singular maighdine mara, nominative plural maighdeana mara)

1. mermaid

   Synonym: murúch

2. selkie

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maighdean mhara”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “maighdean mhara”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “maighdean mhara”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024