GrandMother in Irish

MMDCLXVI

I was wondering if anyone could confirm and or happen to know the Irish for GrandMother, if I remember rightly in school we were thought that GrandMother was Maimeo.
But I went to make sure as I'm planning to get it as a tattoo to my late GrandMother.

KK4SAM

Séanmhaithair=Grandmother

Mo Séanhhaithair =My Grandmother

wiz569

Should be Seanmháthair

spurious

We were taught Mamó which is just a different way of spelling Maimeo, but that's more 'nanny' than grandmother, a more familiar way of saying it.

Most people don't call their grandmother 'grandmother' in English, neither do they in Irish.

Insect Overlord

Mamó/Maimeo is probably the nicest, most familiar way of putting it. Like Nana, etc.

MMDCLXVI

Thank you for the help, its really helpfully/needed.
I'll stick with Maimeo, I never did call my grandmother 'Grandmother'. I always just called here Nan.
Thanks again for all the help.

Chancer3001

Mamó is more common way of spelling it I would say

daphil

Chancer3001 wrote: »

Mamó is more common way of spelling it I would say

Máthair mór no máthair críonna also used, but Mamó is the "pet" name used.

Aard

I know of a few people who'd call their grandmother "mamó" even though they didn't speak any Irish. The spelling "maimeo" (m caol) doesn't seem right to me, but I'm sure it's a regional/dialectal thing.

Gumbi

daphil wrote: »

Máthair mór no máthair críonna also used, but Mamó is the "pet" name used.

Máthair is feminine, thus it should be lenited.

máthair chríonna
máthair mhór

An gal gréine

In Tír Chonaill we have Móraí.
Also, Mam mór,
and a more formal máthair mhór.

Gumbi

An gal gréine wrote: »

In Tír Chonaill we have Móraí.
Also, Mam mór,
and a more formal máthair mhór.

Tá'n ceann sin go deas, níor chualas é cheana

Ní raibh fhios agam go raibh Gaeltacht I dTír Eoghain, an bhfuil? Cheapas go bhfuair sé bás blianta ó shin.

Aard

Tír Chonaill = Dún na nGall

AnLonDubh

Note Mamó and Maimeo have slightly different pronunciation with the m being slender. Maimeo is Mayo Irish.

FishOnABike

Seanmháthair or less formally Mamó here (munster irish).

Gumbi

Aard wrote: »

Tír Chonaill = Dún na nGall

Jaysus, I need specs!