deor

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /dʲoːɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /dʲɔːɾˠ/

Noun

deor f pl

1. genitive plural of deoir

Noun

deor m (genitive singular deoir, nominative plural deora)

1. Alternative form of deoir

Declension

Declension of deor

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative deor deora Vocative a dheoir a dheora Genitive deoir deor Dative deor deora

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an deor na deora Genitive an deoir na ndeor Dative leis an deor don deor leis na deora

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
deor	dheor	ndeor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old English

Alternative forms

• dear — Northumbrian
• dior — Kentish

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.

Germanic cognates include Old Frisian diār, Old Saxon dior, Old Dutch dier, Old High German tior, Old Norse dýr, Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 (dius). The Indo-European root also led to Lithuanian dvēsti and Russian душа́ (dušá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de͜oːr/

Noun

dēor n

1. wild animal, beast
2. deer
3. reindeer

Declension

Declension of deor (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dēor	dēor
accusative	dēor	dēor
genitive	dēores	dēora
dative	dēore	dēorum

Derived terms

• dēorcynn
• dēoren
• wilddēor

Descendants

• Middle English: deor, deure, dure, dier, dere
  • Scots: dere, deir
  • English: deer