Màiri

See also: mairi and Mairi

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Mary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːɾʲɪ/^[1][2]
• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈmãːðɪ/^[3]
• (Sleat) IPA^(key): /ˈmaːjɪ/^[4]
• (Tiree) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːjɪ/
• (Argyll) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːɾɪ/

Proper noun

Màiri f (genitive Màiri, vocative a Mhàiri)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Mary

Usage notes

• Both these words are translated into English as Mary, but Màiri is used as a given name, while Moire is reserved for the mother of Jesus Christ.

Derived terms

• Màiri bheag an airgid (“little finger, pinkie”)
• Màiri fhada (“a woman's middle finger”)

 

Related terms

• Moire

Mutation

Mutation of Màiri

radical	lenition
Màiri	Mhàiri

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

1. John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
2. Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
3. Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
4. Seanchas Shlèite