wirra


wir·ra

W0185900 (wĭr′ə)interj. Irish Used to express sorrow or anxious concern.
[From Irish Gaelic a Mhuire, Virgin Mary : a, O (from Old Irish á) + Muire, Mary.]

wirra

(ˈwɪrə) interjIrish an exclamation of sorrow or deep concern[C19: shortened from Irish Gaelic a Muire! O Mary! as invocation to the Virgin Mary]

wir•ra

(ˈwɪr ə)

interj. Irish Eng. an exclamation of sorrow or lament. [1830–40; < Irish A Mhuire! Mary!, an appeal to the Virgin]