muc mhara

See also: muc-mhara

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish mucc mara. By surface analysis, muc (“pig”) +‎ mhara, genitive singular of muir (“sea”).

Noun

muc mhara f (genitive singular muice mara, nominative plural muca mara)

  1. porpoise
    Synonym: tóithín

Derived terms

  • muc mhara chuain (“harbour porpoise”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of muc mhara
radical lenition eclipsis
muc mhara mhuc 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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