Muire

See also: muire

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Maire, from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מַרְיָם (maryām) or Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠɪɾʲə/

Proper noun

Muire f (genitive Mhuire)

1. Mary (mother of Jesus)

Derived terms

• an Mhaighdean Mhuire
• coinnle Muire
• coinnleoir Muire
• dréimire Mhuire
• feochadán Muire
• muise!

 

See also

• Máire (the girl’s name Mary and the name of the other biblical Marys)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Muire	Mhuire	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 Muire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Muire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Scottish Gaelic

Proper noun

Muire f

1. Alternative form of Moire