moir

See also: Moir and móir

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mair/

Noun

moir f (genitive singular mayrey, plural moiraghyn)

1. mother

   Coordinate term: ayr

   S’blah ennal ny mayrey. ― Warm as the mother’s breath.

Derived terms

• braar mayrey
• lhiass-voir
• moir gholtee
• rein-voir

Mutation

Mutation of moir

radical	lenition	eclipsis
moir	voir	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Irish

Adjective

moir

1. alternative spelling of móir