maighdean mhara

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Irish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

maighdean (maiden, virgin) +‎ muir (sea)

Noun

[edit]

maighdean mhara f (genitive singular maighdine mara, nominative plural maighdeana mara)

  1. mermaid
    Synonym: murúch
  2. selkie

Mutation

[edit]
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
maighdean mhara mhaighdean mhara not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

[edit]