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  • maraidhe (superseded spelling)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
singular plural
nominative maraí maraithe
vocative a mharaí a mharaithe
genitive maraí maraithe
dative maraí maraithe
forms with the definite article
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

Mutated forms of maraí
radical lenition eclipsis
maraí mharaí not applicable

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

Further reading

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