See also: doire, Doire, and dóire

Old Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

doíre f (genitive doíre, no plural)

  1. captivity
  2. slavery
  3. bondage

Inflection edit

Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative doíreL
Vocative doíreL
Accusative doíriN
Genitive doíre
Dative doíriL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants edit

  • Irish: daoirse
  • Manx: deyrsnys