maire
French
Etymology
From Old French maire, from Latin māior, māiōrem (“elder”). Compare the doublet majeur.
Pronunciation
Noun
maire m or f (plural maires, feminine mairesse)
- mayor
- (by restriction) male mayor
Antonyms
- mairesse (female mayor)
Derived terms
- mairesse (female mayor)
Related terms
Further reading
- “maire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Irish
Verb
maire
- present subjunctive analytic of mair
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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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
Etymology
From Old French maire, from Latin māior (“elder”).
Noun
maire m (plural maires)
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin māter, matrem (“mother”).
Pronunciation
Noun
maire f (plural maires)
Old French
Etymology
From Latin māior, māiōrem.
Adjective
maire m (oblique and nominative feminine singular maire)
Noun
maire oblique singular, m (oblique plural maires, nominative singular maires, nominative plural maire)
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