"mair" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

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Verb

IPA: /maɾʲ/ Forms: mhair [past], mairidh [future], mairsinn [noun-from-verb], maireann [noun-from-verb], maireachdainn [noun-from-verb], mairte [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old Irish maraid, mairid (“persist, remain alive”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|maraid}} Old Irish maraid, {{m|sga|mairid||persist, remain alive}} mairid (“persist, remain alive”) Head templates: {{head|gd|verb|past|mhair|future|mairidh|verbal noun|mairsinn|or|maireann|or|maireachdainn|past participle|mairte}} mair (past mhair, future mairidh, verbal noun mairsinn or maireann or maireachdainn, past participle mairte)
  1. last, continue Synonyms: seas Derived forms: maireannach, nach maireann
    Sense id: en-mair-gd-verb-29WyYREQ Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mair meaning in Scottish Gaelic (1.5kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "maraid"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish maraid",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "mairid",
        "3": "",
        "4": "persist, remain alive"
      },
      "expansion": "mairid (“persist, remain alive”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish maraid, mairid (“persist, remain alive”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mhair",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mairidh",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mairsinn",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maireann",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maireachdainn",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mairte",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "10": "maireann",
        "11": "or",
        "12": "maireachdainn",
        "13": "past participle",
        "14": "mairte",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "past",
        "4": "mhair",
        "5": "future",
        "6": "mairidh",
        "7": "verbal noun",
        "8": "mairsinn",
        "9": "or"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "maireannach"
        },
        {
          "word": "nach maireann"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "last, continue"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "last",
          "last"
        ],
        [
          "continue",
          "continue"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "seas"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maɾʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mair"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "maireannach"
    },
    {
      "word": "nach maireann"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "maraid"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish maraid",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "mairid",
        "3": "",
        "4": "persist, remain alive"
      },
      "expansion": "mairid (“persist, remain alive”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish maraid, mairid (“persist, remain alive”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mhair",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mairidh",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mairsinn",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maireann",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maireachdainn",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mairte",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "gd",
        "10": "maireann",
        "11": "or",
        "12": "maireachdainn",
        "13": "past participle",
        "14": "mairte",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "past",
        "4": "mhair",
        "5": "future",
        "6": "mairidh",
        "7": "verbal noun",
        "8": "mairsinn",
        "9": "or"
      },
      "expansion": "mair (past mhair, future mairidh, verbal noun mairsinn or maireann or maireachdainn, past participle mairte)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Scottish Gaelic verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "last, continue"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "last",
          "last"
        ],
        [
          "continue",
          "continue"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maɾʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "seas"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mair"
}

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