maor
Irish
Noun
maor m (genitive singular maoir, nominative plural maoir)
- steward
- bailiff, warden, keeper
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- supervisor, superintendent
- overseer, foreman
- Synonym: feighlí
- (military) major
- Synonym: maor airm
- (school) prefect
- keeper of herds, of flocks; herdsman
- Synonym: feighlí bó
Declension
Declension of maor
Derived terms
- ardmhaor (“chief steward”)
- banmhaor (“stewardess”)
- fomhaor (“understeward”)
- maorach (“supervisory; prefectorial”, adjective)
- maoracht (“stewardship; wardenship; superintendence; majorship; prefecture”)
- maor airm (“major”)
- maor an éisc (“lesser weever”)
- maor druma (“drum-major”)
- maorghinearál (“major-general”)
- maor laisce (“whip, whipper-in”)
- maor oibre (“works foreman”)
- maor seilge, maor géim (“gamekeeper”)
- maorsháirsint (“sergeant-major”)
- maor stóir (“warehouseman”)
- maor tí (“house-steward, major-domo”)
- maor tráchta (“traffic-warden”)
- maor trumpa (“trumpet-major”)
- maor uisce (“water-bailiff”)
- mórmhaor (“high steward”)
Noun
maor m (genitive singular maoir)
- Alternative form of maghar (“fry, sprat, small fish; bait; allurement”)
Declension
Declension of maor
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| maor | mhaor | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "maor" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “maer” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
Usage notes
- Referring to a number of subordinate and middle-ranking official positions, usually qualified by an adjective of an attributive noun.
Derived terms
- maor-cladaich m (“coastguard”)
- maor-coille m (“forest ranger”)
- maor-coimhid m (“warder”)
- maor-eaglaise m (“beadle”) (church officer)
- maor-obrach m (“foreman”)
- maor-sìthe m (“constable”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| maor | mhaor |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “maer” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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