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

Mutated forms of maighdean mhara
radical lenition eclipsis
maighdean mhara mhaighdean mhara not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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