aoire

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈeːɾʲɪ/
(Connacht, Donegal) IPA^(key): /ˈiːɾʲə/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish áegaire, from Old Irish oegaire (“shepherd, herdsman”).

Alternative forms

aodhaire (superseded)
aoghaire (superseded)

Noun

aoire m (genitive singular aoire, nominative plural aoirí)

shepherd; herdsman
whip

Declension

Declension of aoire

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aoire	aoirí
Vocative	a aoire	a aoirí
Genitive	aoire	aoirí
Dative	aoire	aoirí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-aoire	na haoirí
Genitive	an aoire	na n-aoirí
Dative	leis an aoire don aoire	leis na haoirí

Synonyms

(shepherd): tréadaí
(herdsman): feighlí bó, maor

Coordinate terms

banaoire (“shepherdess”)

Derived terms

aoirigh (“shepherd, herd”, transitive verb)

Noun

aoire f

genitive singular of aoir

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aoire	n-aoire	haoire	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"aoire" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“oegaire” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

aoire f

genitive singular of aoir

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