deoir

See also: deòir

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dér, from Proto-Celtic *dakrom (compare Middle Welsh deigr), from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru- (compare Hittite 𒅖𒄩𒀪𒊒 (išḫaḫru), Sanskrit अश्रु (aśru), Ancient Greek δάκρυ (dákru), Latin lacrima, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 (tagr), Lithuanian ãšara, Tocharian B akrūna).

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /dʲoːɾʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /dʲɔːɾʲ/

Noun

deoir f (genitive singular deoire, nominative plural deora)

tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

Declension

Declension of deoir

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	deoir	deora
Vocative	a dheoir	a dheora
Genitive	deoire	deor
Dative	deoir	deora

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an deoir	na deora
Genitive	na deoire	na ndeor
Dative	leis an deoir don deoir	leis na deora

Noun

deoir m

vocative and genitive singular of deor

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
deoir	dheoir	ndeoir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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