maor

See also: māor

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠeːɾˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /mˠiːɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /mˠiːɾˠ/, (older) /mˠɯːɾˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish máer (“steward”), from Latin māior.

Noun

maor m (genitive singular maoir, nominative plural maoir)

1. steward
2. bailiff, warden, keeper

   Synonym: báille

3. supervisor, superintendent
4. overseer, foreman

   Synonym: feighlí

5. (military) major

   Synonym: maor airm

6. (school) prefect
7. keeper of herds, of flocks; herdsman

   Synonym: feighlí bó

Declension

Declension of maor (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative maor maoir vocative a mhaoir a mhaora genitive maoir maor dative maor maoir forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an maor na maoir genitive an mhaoir na maor dative leis an maor don mhaor leis na maoir

Derived terms

• ardmhaor
• banmhaor
• fomhaor
• maor airm
• maor an éisc
• maor druma
• maor géim
• maor laisce
• maor oibre
• maor seilge
• maor stóir
• maor tí
• maor tráchta
• maor trumpa
• maor uisce
• maorach
• maoracht
• maorga
• maorghinearál
• maorsháirsint
• mórmhaor

 

Etymology 2

Noun

maor m (genitive singular maoir)

1. Alternative form of maghar (“fry, sprat, small fish; bait; allurement”)

Declension

Declension of maor (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative maor vocative a mhaoir genitive maoir dative maor forms with the definite article case singular nominative an maor genitive an mhaoir dative leis an maor don mhaor

Mutation

Mutated forms of maor

radical	lenition	eclipsis
maor	mhaor	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) “maor”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maer”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish máer (“steward”), from Latin māior.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɯːɾ/

Noun

maor m (genitive singular maoir, plural maoir)

1. officer (not military - see Usage notes)
2. bailiff

   Synonym: bàillidh

3. factor (person)

   Synonyms: bàillidh, seumarlan

4. foreman
5. baron
6. gravedigger

Usage notes

• Referring to a number of subordinate and middle-ranking official positions, usually qualified by an adjective of an attributive noun.

Derived terms

• maor-cladaich
• maor-coille
• maor-coimhid
• maor-eaglaise
• maor-obrach
• maor-sìthe

 

Mutation

Mutation of maor

radical	lenition
maor	mhaor

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “maor”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “maer”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language