mether
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɛðɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɛðə/
Etymology 1 edit
From Celtic numerals.
Alternative forms edit
- methera (Weardale, Borrowdale)
Numeral edit
mether
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Irish meadar, from Old Irish metar, from Latin metrum. Doublet of metre, meter, and metron.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
mether (plural methers)
- (historical, Ireland) A communal drinking vessel used in Gaelic times for drinking mead. It had squared sides and one drank from a corner. Also, a trophy in this shape.
- 1912 James Henry Cousins, "The Loving Cup" I (Etain the Beloved and Other Poems, p.84) (Maunsel & Co):
- I raise to you, O Queen, this Loving Cup, this Mether,
- Filled with Mead
- Made from honey of the heather
- 1912 "Our Lady Correspondent" "Fashions at Leopardstown" The Irish Times 27 August 1912, p.8:
- Lord Herbert and Mr. Luke White were to be seen on the roof pouring water down the chimney, while the Marchioness of Ormonde was seen carrying the Regimental Cup (the silver Irish mether to be competed for) from the scene of the fire.
- 1912 James Henry Cousins, "The Loving Cup" I (Etain the Beloved and Other Poems, p.84) (Maunsel & Co):
Translations edit
drinking vessel
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References edit
- P. W. Joyce A Social History of Ancient Ireland (Longmans, Green, and Co; 1903) Vol.2 Chap.XX p.75
- electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language (RIA) M col.117 lin.43
Cornish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Cornish maidor. Equivalent to meth + -er
Noun edit
mether m (plural methoryon)
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
mether
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
mether | fether | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |