moir
See also: Moir and móir
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːɹ/
Noun
moir f (genitive singular mayrey, plural moiraghyn)
- mother
- S’blah ennal ny mayrey. ― Warm as the mother’s breath.
Coordinate terms
- ayr (“father”)
Derived terms
- braar mayrey (“maternal uncle”)
- lhiass-voir (“stepmother”)
- moir gholtee (“foster mother, female guardian”)
- rein-voir (“queen mother”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| moir | voir | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||