maire

See also: Maire and Máire

French

Etymology

From Old French maire, from Latin māior, māiōrem (“elder”). Compare the doublet majeur.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɛʁ/
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  • Homophones: maires, mer, mère, mères, mers

Noun

maire m or f (plural maires, feminine mairesse)

  1. mayor
  2. (by restriction) male mayor

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Irish

Verb

maire

  1. present subjunctive analytic of mair

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
maire mhaire not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French maire, from Latin māior (“elder”).

Noun

maire m (plural maires)

  1. (Jersey) mayor

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin māter, matrem (“mother”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmajɾe]

Noun

maire f (plural maires)

  1. mother

Old French

Etymology

From Latin māior, māiōrem.

Adjective

maire m (oblique and nominative feminine singular maire)

  1. primary; principal; most major

Noun

maire m (oblique plural maires, nominative singular maires, nominative plural maire)

  1. a senior public official

Descendants
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