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/
audio (file) - Homophones: maires, mer, mère, mères, mers
Noun
maire m or f by sense (plural maires, feminine mairesse)
- mayor
- (by restriction) male mayor
Antonyms
- mairesse (female mayor)
Derived terms
- mairesse (female mayor)
Related terms
- mairie
- mayeur
- maïoral
- maïorat
Further reading
- “maire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- aimer, marie, Marie, marié
Irish
Verb
maire
- 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)
- (Jersey) mayor
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin māter, matrem (“mother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmajɾe]
Audio (file)
Noun
maire f (plural maires)
- mother
Old French
Etymology
From Latin māior, māiōrem.
Adjective
maire m (oblique and nominative feminine singular maire)
- primary; principal; most major
Noun
maire m (oblique plural maires, nominative singular maires, nominative plural maire)
- a senior public official
Descendants
- → English: mayor
- French: maire