Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mair

/mɛə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: mair
IPA: /mɛə/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

more

adv

more

noun

One of various former royal officials in the Kingdom of Scotland.

name

noun

Alternative form of Mer (“member of Indian caste”).

Example Sentences

"[…] all the different little lots with their own particular little heavens and their own one exclusive way of getting there, and their social frills and furbelows—Jats and Jains and Thugs and Mairs and Gonds and Bhills and Toms, Dicks and Harrys—suburban society is nothing to it, Wynn, nothing at all."

Etymology

From Middle English mair, mare, from Old English māra (“more”), from Proto-Germanic *maizô. More at more.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: mair, māra, *maizô, maor, -

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mɛə/

Inflected Forms

mar (alternative) mare (alternative) mer (alternative) meer (alternative) mere (alternative) major (alternative) mairs (plural) Mairs (alternative)

Synonyms

mayor

Rhymes With

their there where care they're air share hair fair wear square aware

Questions

How do you pronounce mair?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɛə/.
What does mair mean?: more
Where does mair come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce mair

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