maraí

Irish

Alternative forms

• maraidhe (superseded spelling)

Etymology

Middle Irish maraide, a variant of Old Irish muiride (“marine; mariner”). Equivalent to muir +‎ -aí.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠaˈɾˠiː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaɾˠiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaɾˠi/

Noun

maraí m (genitive singular maraí, nominative plural maraithe)

1. mariner, seaman

Declension

Declension of maraí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative maraí maraithe Vocative a mharaí a mharaithe Genitive maraí maraithe Dative maraí maraithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an maraí na maraithe Genitive an mharaí na maraithe Dative leis an maraí don mharaí leis na maraithe

Derived terms

• maraíocht (“seafaring”)
• rabhcán maraí (“sea shanty”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
maraí	mharaí	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) “maraí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN