maire
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Latin macer. Doublet of maigre.
Adjective
maire (plural maires)
- (dialectal) alternative form of maigre
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old French maire m, from Latin maior m (“forefathers; mayor”). Compare the doublet majeur.
Noun
maire m (plural maires, feminine maire or mairesse)
- mayor
- Synonym: bourgmestre
Related terms
Further reading
- “maire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Irish
Verb
maire
Mutation
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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maire | mhaire | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French maire, from Latin maior (“elder”).
Noun
maire m (plural maires)
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin māter, matrem (“mother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmajɾe]
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Noun
maire f (plural maires)
Old French
Etymology
Adjective
maire m (oblique and nominative feminine singular maire)
Noun
maire oblique singular, m (oblique plural maires, nominative singular maires, nominative plural maire)