maraí
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- maraidhe (superseded spelling)
Etymology[edit]
Middle Irish maraide, a variant of Old Irish muiride (“marine; mariner”). Equivalent to muir + -aí.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
maraí m (genitive singular maraí, nominative plural maraithe)
Declension[edit]
Declension of maraí
Derived terms[edit]
- maraíocht (“seafaring”)
- rabhcán maraí (“sea shanty”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
maraí | mharaí | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maraí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN