màthair
See also: Màthair and máthair
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /ˈmaːhəɾʲ/
- (parts of Argyll & Bute) IPA(key): /ˈmeːɾʲ/
Noun
màthair f (genitive singular màthar, plural màthraichean)
- mother
- dam (of a beast)
- cause, source
Derived terms
- an leanabh a dh'fhàgar dha fhèin, cuiridh e a mhàthair gu nàire (“the child who is left by himself, he shall bring his mother to shame”)
- àrd-mhàthair (“matriarch”)
- bràthair-màthar (“maternal uncle”)
- leas-mhàthair (“stepmother”)
- màthair-altraim f (“nurse”)
- màthair-bhaiste (“godmother”)
- màthair-chèile (“mother-in-law”)
- piuthar-màthar (“maternal aunt”)
- taobh màthar (“maternal”) (genealogical)