maraí
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- maraidhe (superseded spelling)
Etymology
[edit]Middle Irish maraide, a variant of Old Irish muiride (“marine; mariner”). Equivalent to muir -aí.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]maraí m (genitive singular maraí, nominative plural maraithe)
Declension
[edit]Declension of maraí
Derived terms
[edit]- maraíocht (“seafaring”)
- rabhcán maraí (“sea shanty”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
maraí | mharaí | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maraí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN