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Irish word

máthair

mother

nounfeminine/ˈmˠɑːhəɾʲ/

máthair means “mother” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈmˠɑːhəɾʲ/.

Mutation forms

MutationForm
Base formmáthair
Séimhiúmháthair

máthair in context

Is máthair maith thú.

You are a good mother.

A1

Tá máthair agam cheana féin.

I already have a mother.

A2

Chuala sí an scéal óna máthair a bhí seasca bliain d'aois um an dtaca sin.

She had heard the story from her mother who was seventy at that time.

B1

Bhí sí tar éis titim amach lena máthair.

She had fallen out with her mother.

B1

Topics

Family

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