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Moira
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moira
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈmɔɪɹə/
en ɔɪɹə 2
Etymology 1
From the en grc μοῖρα.
Proper noun
Moirai
en Greek god The personification of fate, especially as Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos.
Related terms
en Moirai
Translations
personification of fate
Finnish: fi Moira
French: fr Moire f
Portuguese: pt Moira f
Russian: ru Мо́йра f
Etymology 2
Anglicized from en ga Máire, a cognate of en Mary. en Maura.
Proper noun
s
en female Irish.
Related terms
en Maureen
Etymology 3
From en ga Maigh Rath.
+, County Down
+, Leicestershire
+, New York
Proper noun
en Q149546en village co/Down cc/Northern Ireland Irish grid ref J 1460.
en village par/Ashby Woulds dist/North West Leicestershire co/Leicestershire cc/England, named after the earldom of Moira in Northern Ireland OS grid ref SK3115.
en town/and/hamlet therein, in co/Franklin County s/New York c/USA, named after the Earl of Moira. TopoZone: Moira, New York
References
Etymology 4
en
Proper noun
en lgarea in northern s/Victoria c/Australia the Shire of Moira.
Derived terms
en Lower Moira
Anagrams
en aimor Maori Mario Moria Māori Omari morai moria
Italian
Etymology
it :bor grc:Μοῖρα
Borrowed from it grc Μοῖρα.
Pronunciation
mò.ira<r:DiPI:moira>
Proper noun
f (plural it Moire)
it Greek god en Moira
References
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :bor grc:Μοῖρα + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
pt Greek god en Moira personification of fate