muirear

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish muirer, mairer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmˠɪɾʲəɾˠ/

Noun

muirear m (genitive singular muirir, nominative plural muirir)

  1. charge, burden
  2. a family that one must provide for; dependents
    • 1938, Marie-Louise Sjoestedt-Jonval, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, p. 193:
      D’fhág sé a thigh is a áit agus a chuid saidhbhris ag Máire, mar ní raibh aoinne eile muirir air.
      He left his house and holding and his wealth to Mary, because he had no other dependents.

Declension

Mutation

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

Further reading

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