máthir

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• máthair

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaːθɨrʲ]

Noun

máthir f (genitive máthar, nominative plural máithir)

1. mother

Inflection

Feminine r-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	máthir, máthair	máth(a)irL	máithir
Vocative	máthir, máthair	máth(a)irL	máithrea
Accusative	máth(a)irN	máth(a)irL	máithrea
Genitive	máthar	máthar	máithreN
Dative	máth(a)irL	máithrib	máithrib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• máthrathatu
• máthramail

Descendants

• Irish: máthair
• Manx: moir
• Scottish Gaelic: màthair

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
máthir also mmáthir after a proclitic ending in a vowel	máthir pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.