# máthair
## Irish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈmˠɑːhəɾʲ/, /ˈmˠɑ̃ːhəɾʲ/
* (Connacht) IPA: /ˈmˠɑːhəɾʲ/, /ˈmˠãːhəɾʲ/, (Cois Fharraige) /ˈmˠɑːɾʲ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈmˠɑ̃həɾʲ/, /ˈmˠɑhəɾʲ/, /ˈmˠahæɾʲ/, /ˈmˠɛhəɾʲ/, /ˈmˠʌhəɾʲ/ ~ /ˈmˠihəɾʲ/

### Noun

máthair f (genitive singular máthar, nominative plural máithreacha or máthaireacha or máthracha)
* mother
    Tá Dia láidir agus máthair mhaith aige.God is strong and He has a good mother.

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
máthair
máithreacha
vocative
a mháthair
a mháithreacha
genitive
máthar
máithreacha
dative
máthair
máithreacha
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an mháthair
na máithreacha
genitive
na máthar
na máithreacha
dative
leis an máthair don mháthair
leis na máithreacha :
Alternative plural forms: máthaireacha, máthracha

#### Hypernyms

* tuismitheoir (“parent”)

#### Coordinate terms

* athair (“father”)
* iníon (“daughter”)
* mac (“son”)

#### Derived terms

* leasmháthair (“stepmother”)
* máithrigh (“mother, bear; foster”, verb)
* máthair shúigh (“squid”)
* máthairab (“abbess”)
* máthairchlár (“motherboard”)
* máthairtheanga (“mother tongue”)
* ríonmháthair (“queen mother”)
* seanmháthair (“grandmother”)

#### Related terms

* máithriúil (“motherly”, adjective)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “máthair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 86, page 46
* ↑ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 16, page 26
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 191
* ↑ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 47, page 13
* ↑ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 83, page 20
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 359
* ↑ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎ (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 5, page 5
* ↑ Hamilton, John Noel (1974) A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 7, page 7
* ↑ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 279
* ↑ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 106, page 37; reprinted 1979

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “máthair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Old Irish
### Noun

máthair f (genitive máthar, nominative plural máithir)
* Alternative spelling of máthir

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.