moir

See also: Moir and móir

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mair/

Noun

moir f (genitive singular mayrey, plural moiraghyn)

  1. mother
    Coordinate term: ayr
    S’blah ennal ny mayrey. ― Warm as the mother’s breath.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of moir
radical lenition eclipsis
moir voir unchanged

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

Old Irish

Adjective

moir

  1. alternative spelling of móir
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