deora

Irish

Noun

deora f (genitive singular deora, nominative plural deoraí)

Alternative form of teorainn (“boundary, limit; border, frontier”)
furrow

Declension

Declension of deora

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	deora	deoraí
Vocative	a dheora	a dheoraí
Genitive	deora	deoraí
Dative	deora	deoraí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an deora	na deoraí
Genitive	na deora	na ndeoraí
Dative	leis an deora don deora	leis na deoraí

Noun

deora m (genitive singular deora, nominative plural deoraí)

Alternative form of deoraí (“stranger, wanderer; exile; aloof, lonely, person; pitiable person”)

Declension

Declension of deora

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	deora	deoraí
Vocative	a dheora	a dheoraí
Genitive	deora	deoraí
Dative	deora	deoraí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an deora	na deoraí
Genitive	an deora	na ndeoraí
Dative	leis an deora don deora	leis na deoraí

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

deora f pl

nominative and vocative and dative plural of deoir (“tear”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
deora	dheora	ndeora
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"deora" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “deora” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “deora” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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