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单词 mavourneen
释义

mavourneen

English

Etymology

Hiberno-English, from Irish mo mhuirnín (my darling) (diminutive of muirn (affection)).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /məˈvʊəniːn/, /məˈvɔːniːn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /məˈvʊɹniːn/, /məˈvɝniːn/
  • (Ireland) IPA(key): /məˈvuːɹniːn/

Noun

mavourneen (plural mavourneens)

  1. (Ireland) darling, sweetheart
    • 1850 (approx.), Anonymous, Finnegan's Wake
      Biddy O'Brien began to cry
      "Such a nice clean corpse, did you ever see?
      "Arrah, Tim, mavourneen, why did you die?"
      "Ah, shut your gob," said Paddy McGee!
  • avourneen
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