máthir

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːθirʲ/

Noun

máthir f (genitive máthar, nominative plural máithir)

  1. mother

Inflection
Feminine r-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative máthir máthirL máithir
Vocative máthir máthirL máithrea
Accusative máthirN máthirL máithrea
Genitive mathar mathar máithreN
Dative máthirL máithrib máithrib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Irish: máthair
  • Manx: moir
  • Scottish Gaelic: màthair

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
máthir
also mmáthir after a proclitic		 máthir
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/		 unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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