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{{also|Mair|maïr}}
==English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|en|mar}}, {{l|en|mare}}, {{l|en|mer}}, {{l|en|meer}}, {{l|en|mere}}, {{l|en|major}} {{q|obsolete}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|mair}}, {{m|enm|mare}}, from {{inh|en|ang|māra|t=more}}, from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*maizô}}. More at {{l|en|more}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/mɛə/|a=UK,Geordie}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɛə(ɹ)|s=1}}

===Adjective===
{{en-adj|-}}

# {{lb|en|Geordie|Scotland}} [[more]]

===Adverb===
{{en-adv|-}}

# {{lb|en|Geordie|Scotland}} [[more]]

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|Scotland|historical}} One of [[various]] [[former]] [[royal]] [[official]]s in the [[kingdom|Kingdom]] of [[Scotland]].

====Synonyms====
* {{l|en|mayor}}

====Hyponyms====
* {{l|en|mair of fee}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aimr|Rima|raim|rami|AMIR|Mari|Amir|Mira|RIMA|Irma|amir|rima|Rami|RAIM}}

==Irish==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|ga|sga|maraid}}, {{m|sga|mairid||persist, remain alive}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ga|/mˠaɾʲ/}}
* {{IPA|ga|/mˠæɾʲ/|/mˠɛɾʲ/|ref2={{R:ga:Quiggin|32|75}}|a=Ulster}}

===Verb===
{{ga-verb|pres=~eann|fut=~fidh|vn=maireachtáil|pp=~the}}

# [[live]], [[remain]], [[survive]]
#: {{ux|ga|Go '''maire''' tú é.|May you '''live''' to enjoy it.}}
#: {{ux|ga|'''Maireann''' croí éadrom i bhfad.|A light heart '''lives''' long.|q=proverb}}
#: {{ux|ga|Sláinte chuig na fir agus go '''maire''' na mná go deo!|Health to the men and may the women '''live''' forever!|q=popular toast}}
#* {{quote-book|ga|worklang=en
|authorlink=Edmund Crosby Quiggin|last=Quiggin|first=E.&nbsp;C.
|title=[[s:A Dialect of Donegal|A Dialect of Donegal]]
|year=1906|publisher=Cambridge University Press
|page=[[s:Page:Quiggin Dialect of Donegal 0093.png|93]]
|section=§&nbsp;262
|text=''Nˈi:rˈ iNˈiʃ mˈə ə ʃkˈɛəl də nˈαχ ə '''mwerˈəN'''''
|norm=níor inis mé an scéal go neach a '''maireannn'''
|t=I did not tell the story to a soul '''alive'''}}
# {{l|en|last||endure, hold out, continue}}
#* {{RQ:ga-Finck|II|199|passage='''''mŭȧŕə''' n wūn dūń kaiḱīš elə.''|translation=The turf will last us another fortnight.|norm='''Mairfidh''' an mhóin dúinn coicís eile.}}

====Conjugation====
{{ga-conj-1a|m|ai|r|slender|vn=maireachtáil}}
Alternative verbal nouns: {{alter|ga|maireachtaint|mairstean}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|ga|maireachtáil||living (noun)}}
* {{l|ga|go maire tú an lá||happy birthday}}

===Mutation===
{{ga-mut}}

===References===
{{reflist|size=smaller}}

==Manx==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|gv|sga|mér}}, possibly from {{inh|gv|ine-pro|*mh₂ḱrós}}.

===Noun===
{{gv-noun|f|meir|mair}}

# {{lb|gv|anatomy}} [[finger]], [[digit]]
# [[prong]]
# [[key]] {{qualifier|of piano}}
# [[hand]] {{qualifier|of clock}}
# [[tributary]] {{qualifier|of river}}

====Derived terms====
{{der3|gv|{{l|gv|mair chass}}, {{l|gv|mair choshey||toe}}
|{{l|gv|mair choshey veg}}, {{l|gv|mair veg ny coshey||little toe}}
|{{l|gv|mair ny fainey||ring finger}}
|{{l|gv|mair veg||little finger}}
|{{l|gv|mair vooar||middle finger}}
|{{l|gv|mair-chlaare||keyboard, fingerboard}}
|{{l|gv|mair-chooilleeney||masturbation}}}}

===Mutation===
{{gv-mut-cons|m|air}}

==Occitan==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|oc|LL-Q35735-Davidgrosclaude-mair.wav|a=Gascon}}

===Noun===
{{oc-noun|f}}

# {{lb|oc|Gascony}} [[mother]]<ref>{{R:deoffog2005}}, p. 91. As ''[[mère]]'' in French.</ref>
# {{lb|oc|Gascony}} [[riverbed]]<ref>op. cit., p. 91. As ''lit de rivière'' in French.</ref>

===References===
<references/>

==Scots==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sco|/meːr/}}

===Etymology 1===
From northern {{inh|sco|enm|mare}}, from {{inh|sco|ang|māra}} (compare {{cog|en|more}}, and {{cog|de|mehr}}), from {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*maizô}}.

====Adjective====
{{sco-adj|-}}

# [[bigger]], [[greater]]

====Adverb====
{{sco-adv|-}}

# [[more]]

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|sco|mair by taiken}}
* {{l|sco|mair oot ower}}
* {{l|sco|the mair}}

=====Related terms=====
* {{l|sco|mae}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|sco|enm|meyr}}, from {{der|sco|fro|maire||head of a city or town government}}, from {{der|sco|la|maior||bigger, greater, superior}}, comparative of {{m|la|magnus||big, great}}.

====Noun====
{{sco-noun}}

# {{lb|sco|archaic}} [[mayor]]

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|sco|mair o fee}}
* {{l|sco|mairship}}
* {{l|sco|shirra-mair}}

===Etymology 3===
From {{inh|sco|ang|mōr}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{l|sco|muir}}

====Noun====
{{sco-noun}}

# {{lb|sco|South Scots}} [[moor]]

==Scottish Gaelic==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|gd|sga|maraid}}, {{m|sga|mairid||persist, remain alive}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gd|/maɾʲ/}}

===Verb===
{{head|gd|verb|past|mhair|future|mairidh|verbal noun|mairsinn|or|maireann|or|maireachdainn|past participle|mairte}}

# [[last]], [[continue]]

====Synonyms====
* {{l|gd|seas}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|gd|maireannach}}
* {{l|gd|nach maireann}}

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