Focal an Lae #276
The Word of the Day in Irish

Word: maor (MWEE-uhr) [miːr]

Meaning: maor = steward, warden, overseer, major (in army)

Usage:

History: Old Irish “máer” comes from Latin “major” (greater), which comes from Indo-European *mag-yos- (greater), from the root *meg- (great). Cognates in English include “major” and “mayor”.

Scottish Gaelic: maor

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