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meur
meur
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *mọr, from Proto-Celtic *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁ros, from *meh₁-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mœːr], [meːɹ], [miːɹ]
Adjective
meur
Mutation
Mutation of meur
| Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
| meur | veur | unchanged | unchanged | feur | veur |
Irish
Noun
meur f (genitive singular méire, nominative plural meura)
- Obsolete spelling of méar (“finger”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| meur | mheur | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old French
Alternative forms
- meür
Etymology
Adjective
meur m (oblique and nominative feminine singular meure)
Declension
Declension of meur
Descendants
- French: mûr
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish mér, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱros.
Noun
meur f (genitive singular meòir, plural meuran)
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| meur | mheur |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9