Moire

From Ancient Greek Μοῖρα (Moîra), plural Μοῖραι (Moîrai, “the Moirai”).

• IPA^(key): /mwaʁ/ ~ /mwɑʁ/

Moire f (plural Moires)

1. (literary) doom, fate, weird, destiny

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.i.re/
• Rhymes: -ɔire

Moire f pl

1. plural of Moira

• Muire

From Old Irish Maire, from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מַרְיָם (maryām) or Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ̃ɾʲə/^[1]

Moire f (genitive Moire or Mhoire, vocative a Mhoire)

1. (biblical) Mary, the mother of Jesus.

• Both Moire and Màiri are translated into English as Mary, but Màiri is used as a given name, while Moire is reserved for the mother of Jesus Christ.
• The nominative and vocative forms are commonly used for emphatic effect, for instance a Mhoire! ("my goodness!"), and Moire tha!.

• raineach Moire
• Tobar Mhoire

• Màiri

• Ìosa
• Eòsaph