maor

See also: māor

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠeːɾˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /mˠiːɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /mˠiːɾˠ/, (older) /mˠɯːɾˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish máer (“steward”), from Latin māior.

Noun

maor m (genitive singular maoir, nominative plural maoir)

1. steward
2. bailiff, warden, keeper

   Synonym: báille

3. supervisor, superintendent
4. overseer, foreman

   Synonym: feighlí

5. (military) major

   Synonym: maor airm

6. (school) prefect
7. keeper of herds, of flocks; herdsman

   Synonym: feighlí bó

Declension

Declension of maor

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative maor maoir Vocative a mhaoir a mhaora Genitive maoir maor Dative maor maoir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an maor na maoir Genitive an mhaoir na maor Dative leis an maor don mhaor leis na maoir

Derived terms

• ardmhaor
• banmhaor
• fomhaor
• maor airm
• maor an éisc
• maor druma
• maor géim
• maor laisce
• maor oibre
• maor seilge
• maor stóir
• maor tí
• maor tráchta
• maor trumpa
• maor uisce
• maorach
• maoracht
• maorga
• maorghinearál
• maorsháirsint
• mórmhaor

 

Etymology 2

Noun

maor m (genitive singular maoir)

1. Alternative form of maghar (“fry, sprat, small fish; bait; allurement”)

Declension

Declension of maor

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative maor Vocative a mhaoir Genitive maoir Dative maor

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an maor Genitive an mhaoir Dative leis an maor don mhaor

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maor”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “maer”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish máer (“steward”), from Latin māior.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɯːɾ/

Noun

maor m (genitive singular maoir, plural maoir)

1. officer (not military - see Usage notes)
2. bailiff

   Synonym: bàillidh

3. factor (person)

   Synonyms: bàillidh, seumarlan

4. foreman
5. baron
6. gravedigger

Usage notes

• Referring to a number of subordinate and middle-ranking official positions, usually qualified by an adjective of an attributive noun.

Derived terms

• maor-cladaich
• maor-coille
• maor-coimhid
• maor-eaglaise
• maor-obrach
• maor-sìthe

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
maor	mhaor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “maor”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “maer”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language