tir
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *tir, from Proto-Celtic *tīros, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”), i.e. "dry land" as opposed to lake or sea.
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *tir, from Proto-Celtic *tīros, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”), i.e. "dry land" as opposed to lake or sea.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiʁ/
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Derived terms
- tir à l'arc
- tir de barrage
- tir de suppression
- tirer
- tir parthe
Further reading
- “tir” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *tīraz, from Proto-Indo-European *dey-.
Cognate with Old Norse tírr (“glory, renown”). A variant of Proto-Germanic *tērīn-, whence Old High German zierī (German Zier (“splendour, beauty”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiːr/
Old Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *tīros from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”), i.e. "dry land" as opposed to lake or sea. Cognates include English thirst, Latin terra.
Polish
Etymology
From blue-and-white plates with the French initialism TIR (“Transports Internationaux Routiers”), which are put on vehicles matching the requirements of the TIR Convention.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tir/
Tatar
Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh tir, from Proto-Brythonic *tir, from Proto-Celtic *tīros, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”), i.e. "dry land" as opposed to lake or sea.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiːr/
Audio (file)