máthairab
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom máthair (“mother”) + ab (“abbot”).
Noun
editmáthairab f (genitive singular máthairaba, nominative plural máthairabaí)
Declension
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Derived terms
edit- Máthairab (“Mother Superior”)
Mutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
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máthairab | mháthairab | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
edit- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “máthairab”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “máthairab”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “máthairab”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN