aoire
Irish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Irish áegaire, from Old Irish augaire (“shepherd, herdsman”).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈeːɾʲə/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈiːɾʲə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiːɾʲə/, (older) /ˈɯːɣəɾʲə/[1]
Noun edit
aoire m (genitive singular aoire, nominative plural aoirí)
Declension edit
Declension of aoire
Synonyms edit
- (shepherd): tréadaí
- (herdsman): feighlí bó, maor
Coordinate terms edit
- banaoire (“shepherdess”)
Derived terms edit
- aoirigh (“shepherd, herd”, transitive verb)
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 28
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aoire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “oegaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈeːɾʲə/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈiːɾʲə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiːɾʲə/, (older) /ˈɯːɾʲə/
Noun edit
aoire f
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aoire | n-aoire | haoire | t-aoire |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic edit
Noun edit
aoire f