"máthir" meaning in Old Irish

See máthir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈmaːθɨrʲ]
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Etymology templates: {{etymon|sga|inh|cel-pro>*mātīr>mother|id=mother}}, {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*mātīr}} Proto-Celtic *mātīr, {{inh|sga|ine-pro|*méh₂tēr}} Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Head templates: {{head|sga|noun|||genitive|máthar|||||||nominative plural|máithir||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|cat2=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} máthir f (genitive máthar, nominative plural máithir), {{sga-noun|f|máthar|máithir}} máthir f (genitive máthar, nominative plural máithir) Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-k&g|r|máth(a)ir|máthar|acc_pl=máithrea|dat_pl=máithrib|g=f|gen_pl=máithre|nom_pl=máithir|nom_sg2=máthair}}, {{sga-decl-noun|acc_du=máth(a)ir+L|acc_du2=|acc_du3=|acc_pl=máithrea|acc_pl2=|acc_pl3=|acc_sg=máth(a)ir+N|acc_sg2=|acc_sg3=|class=r-f|dat_du=máithrib|dat_du2=|dat_du3=|dat_pl=máithrib|dat_pl2=|dat_pl3=|dat_sg=máth(a)ir+L|dat_sg2=|dat_sg3=|gen_du=máthar|gen_du2=|gen_du3=|gen_pl=máithre+N|gen_pl2=|gen_pl3=|gen_sg=máthar|gen_sg2=|gen_sg3=|n=|nom_du=máth(a)ir+L|nom_du2=|nom_du3=|nom_pl=máithir|nom_pl2=|nom_pl3=|nom_sg=máthir|nom_sg2=máthair|nom_sg3=|voc_du=máth(a)ir+L|voc_du2=|voc_du3=|voc_pl=máithrea|voc_pl2=|voc_pl3=|voc_sg=máthir|voc_sg2=máthair|voc_sg3=}} Forms: máthar [genitive], máithir [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], máthir [nominative, singular], máthair [nominative, singular], máthir [dual, nominative], máthair [dual, nominative], máithir [nominative, plural], máthir [singular, vocative], máthair [singular, vocative], máthir [dual, vocative], máthair [dual, vocative], máithrea [plural, vocative], máthir [accusative, singular], máthair [accusative, singular], máthir [accusative, dual], máthair [accusative, dual], máithrea [accusative, plural], máthar [genitive, singular], máthar [dual, genitive], máithre [genitive, plural], máthir [dative, singular], máthair [dative, singular], máithrib [dative, dual], máithrib [dative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], máthir [error-unrecognized-form], also mmáthir after a proclitic [error-unrecognized-form], ending in a vowel [error-unrecognized-form], máthair [alternative]
  1. mother Tags: feminine Derived forms: máthrathatu, máthramail

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ga",
            "2": "máthair"
          },
          "expansion": "Irish: máthair",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Irish: máthair"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gv",
            "2": "moir"
          },
          "expansion": "Manx: moir",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Manx: moir"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gd",
            "2": "màthair"
          },
          "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic: màthair",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scottish Gaelic: màthair"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "inh",
        "3": "cel-pro>*mātīr>mother",
        "id": "mother"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*mātīr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *mātīr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*méh₂tēr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "máthar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máithir",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-decl-k&g",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthir",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthair",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthir",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthair",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máithir",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthir",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthair",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthir",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthair",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máithrea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthir",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthair",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthir",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthair",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máithrea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthar",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthar",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máithre",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthir",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthair",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máithrib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máithrib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthir",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "also mmáthir after a proclitic",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ending in a vowel",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthair",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "nominative plural",
        "14": "máithir",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "17": "",
        "18": "{{{pl3}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "genitive",
        "6": "máthar",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "máthir f (genitive máthar, nominative plural máithir)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "máthar",
        "3": "máithir"
      },
      "expansion": "máthir f (genitive máthar, nominative plural máithir)",
      "name": "sga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "r",
        "2": "máth(a)ir",
        "3": "máthar",
        "acc_pl": "máithrea",
        "dat_pl": "máithrib",
        "g": "f",
        "gen_pl": "máithre",
        "nom_pl": "máithir",
        "nom_sg2": "máthair"
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-k&g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "acc_du": "máth(a)ir+L",
        "acc_du2": "",
        "acc_du3": "",
        "acc_pl": "máithrea",
        "acc_pl2": "",
        "acc_pl3": "",
        "acc_sg": "máth(a)ir+N",
        "acc_sg2": "",
        "acc_sg3": "",
        "class": "r-f",
        "dat_du": "máithrib",
        "dat_du2": "",
        "dat_du3": "",
        "dat_pl": "máithrib",
        "dat_pl2": "",
        "dat_pl3": "",
        "dat_sg": "máth(a)ir+L",
        "dat_sg2": "",
        "dat_sg3": "",
        "gen_du": "máthar",
        "gen_du2": "",
        "gen_du3": "",
        "gen_pl": "máithre+N",
        "gen_pl2": "",
        "gen_pl3": "",
        "gen_sg": "máthar",
        "gen_sg2": "",
        "gen_sg3": "",
        "n": "",
        "nom_du": "máth(a)ir+L",
        "nom_du2": "",
        "nom_du3": "",
        "nom_pl": "máithir",
        "nom_pl2": "",
        "nom_pl3": "",
        "nom_sg": "máthir",
        "nom_sg2": "máthair",
        "nom_sg3": "",
        "voc_du": "máth(a)ir+L",
        "voc_du2": "",
        "voc_du3": "",
        "voc_pl": "máithrea",
        "voc_pl2": "",
        "voc_pl3": "",
        "voc_sg": "máthir",
        "voc_sg2": "máthair",
        "voc_sg3": ""
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sga",
          "name": "Female family members",
          "orig": "sga:Female family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "máthrathatu"
        },
        {
          "word": "máthramail"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mother"
      ],
      "id": "en-máthir-sga-noun-zwYi7ypm",
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmaːθɨrʲ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "máthir"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "máthrathatu"
    },
    {
      "word": "máthramail"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ga",
            "2": "máthair"
          },
          "expansion": "Irish: máthair",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Irish: máthair"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gv",
            "2": "moir"
          },
          "expansion": "Manx: moir",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Manx: moir"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gd",
            "2": "màthair"
          },
          "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic: màthair",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scottish Gaelic: màthair"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "inh",
        "3": "cel-pro>*mātīr>mother",
        "id": "mother"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*mātīr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *mātīr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*méh₂tēr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "máthar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máithir",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-decl-k&g",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthir",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthair",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthir",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthair",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máithir",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthir",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthair",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthir",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthair",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máithrea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthir",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthair",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthir",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthair",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máithrea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthar",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthar",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máithre",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthir",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthair",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máithrib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máithrib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthir",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "also mmáthir after a proclitic",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ending in a vowel",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "máthair",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "nominative plural",
        "14": "máithir",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "17": "",
        "18": "{{{pl3}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "genitive",
        "6": "máthar",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "máthir f (genitive máthar, nominative plural máithir)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "máthar",
        "3": "máithir"
      },
      "expansion": "máthir f (genitive máthar, nominative plural máithir)",
      "name": "sga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "r",
        "2": "máth(a)ir",
        "3": "máthar",
        "acc_pl": "máithrea",
        "dat_pl": "máithrib",
        "g": "f",
        "gen_pl": "máithre",
        "nom_pl": "máithir",
        "nom_sg2": "máthair"
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-k&g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "acc_du": "máth(a)ir+L",
        "acc_du2": "",
        "acc_du3": "",
        "acc_pl": "máithrea",
        "acc_pl2": "",
        "acc_pl3": "",
        "acc_sg": "máth(a)ir+N",
        "acc_sg2": "",
        "acc_sg3": "",
        "class": "r-f",
        "dat_du": "máithrib",
        "dat_du2": "",
        "dat_du3": "",
        "dat_pl": "máithrib",
        "dat_pl2": "",
        "dat_pl3": "",
        "dat_sg": "máth(a)ir+L",
        "dat_sg2": "",
        "dat_sg3": "",
        "gen_du": "máthar",
        "gen_du2": "",
        "gen_du3": "",
        "gen_pl": "máithre+N",
        "gen_pl2": "",
        "gen_pl3": "",
        "gen_sg": "máthar",
        "gen_sg2": "",
        "gen_sg3": "",
        "n": "",
        "nom_du": "máth(a)ir+L",
        "nom_du2": "",
        "nom_du3": "",
        "nom_pl": "máithir",
        "nom_pl2": "",
        "nom_pl3": "",
        "nom_sg": "máthir",
        "nom_sg2": "máthair",
        "nom_sg3": "",
        "voc_du": "máth(a)ir+L",
        "voc_du2": "",
        "voc_du3": "",
        "voc_pl": "máithrea",
        "voc_pl2": "",
        "voc_pl3": "",
        "voc_sg": "máthir",
        "voc_sg2": "máthair",
        "voc_sg3": ""
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Irish feminine nouns",
        "Old Irish lemmas",
        "Old Irish nouns",
        "Old Irish r-stem nouns",
        "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "sga:Female family members"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mother"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmaːθɨrʲ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "máthir"
}

Download raw JSONL data for máthir meaning in Old Irish (5.6kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: máthir/Old Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "máthir"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "máthir",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
    "máthir"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "máthir",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'nasalization'",
  "path": [
    "máthir"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "máthir",
  "trace": ""
}

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