Livonian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *hiiri.

Noun

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īr

  1. mouse

Etymology 2

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Compare Estonian üür.

Noun

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īr

  1. rent

Further reading

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  1. Liivi-eesti-läti sõnaraamat, https://web.archive.org/web/20160331231606/http://www.murre.ut.ee/liivi/dict.cgi?word=%5C*125&lang=ko (archived 2016.3.31)

Samogitian

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Etymology

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Compare Latvian ir, Lithuanian yra, dialectal yr.

Verb

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īr

  1. third-person singular present of būtė: is
    Petnīčė īr dėina nedielie terp ketverga ė sobatas.
    Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday.
  2. third-person plural present of būtė