See also: thóir

Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Irish tair, from do + oir.

Adjective edit

thoir

  1. (destination) easterly, to the east

Adverb edit

thoir

  1. in the east
Usage notes edit
  • This word refers only to a static position (i.e., "in the east").
  • The adjective is indeclinable in Irish
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

From tor.

Noun edit

thoir m

  1. Lenited form of toir.

Further reading edit

Scottish Gaelic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish ·tabair, prototonic form of do·beir.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

thoir (past thug, future bheir, verbal noun toirt, past participle tugta)

  1. give
    thoir dhomhgive (to) me
  2. take
    Thoir leat an leabhar.Take the book with you.

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “do·beir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “thoir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN