màthair

See also: Màthair and máthair

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmaːhəɾʲ/
(parts of Argyll & Bute) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːɾʲ/

Noun

màthair f (genitive singular màthar, plural màthraichean)

mother
dam (of a beast)
cause, source

Derived terms

an leanabh a dh'fhàgar dha fhèin, cuiridh e a mhàthair gu nàire (“the child who is left by himself, he shall bring his mother to shame”)
àrd-mhàthair (“matriarch”)
bràthair-màthar (“maternal uncle”)
leas-mhàthair (“stepmother”)
màthair-altraim f (“nurse”)
màthair-bhaiste (“godmother”)
màthair-chèile (“mother-in-law”)
piuthar-màthar (“maternal aunt”)
taobh màthar (“maternal”) (genealogical)

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