thoir

See also: thóir

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛɾʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish tair, from do + oir.

Adjective

thoir

  1. (destination) easterly, to the east

Adverb

thoir

  1. in the east
Usage notes
  • This word refers only to a static position (i.e., "in the east").
  • The adjective is indeclinable in Irish
See also

Etymology 2

From tor.

Noun

thoir m

  1. Lenited form of toir.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ·tabair, prototonic form of do·beir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɔɾʲ/

Verb

thoir (past thug, future bheir, verbal noun toirt, past participle tugta)

  1. give
    thoir dhomhgive (to) me
  2. take
    Thoir leat an leabhar.Take the book with you.

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “do·beir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “thoir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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