maire

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See also: Maire and Máire

French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Ultimately from Latin macer. Doublet of maigre.

Adjective

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maire (plural maires)

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of maigre.

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old French maire m, from Latin māior m (forefathers; mayor). Compare the doublet majeur.

Noun

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maire m (plural maires, feminine maire or mairesse)

  1. mayor
    Synonym: bourgmestre
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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Irish

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Verb

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maire

  1. present subjunctive analytic of mair

Mutation

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

Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French maire, from Latin māior (elder).

Noun

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maire m (plural maires)

  1. (Jersey) mayor

Occitan

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin māter, matrem (mother).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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maire f (plural maires)

  1. mother

Old French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin maior m.

Adjective

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maire m (oblique and nominative feminine singular maire)

  1. primary; principal; most major

Noun

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maire oblique singularm (oblique plural maires, nominative singular maires, nominative plural maire)

  1. a senior public official

Descendants

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  • Middle French: maire m
  • Norman: maire m
  • Middle English: maire