maighdean mhara

Irish

Etymology

maighdean (“maiden, virgin”) +‎ muir (“sea”)

Noun

maighdean mhara f (genitive singular maighdine mara, nominative plural maighdeana mara)

1. mermaid

   Synonym: murúch

2. selkie

Mutation

Mutated forms of maighdean mhara

radical	lenition	eclipsis
maighdean mhara	mhaighdean mhara	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maighdean mhara”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “maighdean mhara”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “maighdean mhara”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025