See also: OIr, oír, óir, óír, òir, oïr, -oir, and -óir

Catalan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin audīre, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-is-d-, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis (clearly, manifestly) (from the root *h₂ew- (to see, perceive)) and *dʰh₁-ye/o- (to render). Doublet with audir.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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oir (first-person singular present oeixo, first-person singular preterite , past participle oït)

  1. to hear

Conjugation

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Archaic forms:[1]
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References

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  1. ^ “oir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French hoir.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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oir n (uncountable)

  1. descendant

Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish oirid (to suit).

Verb

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oir (present analytic oireann, future analytic oirfidh, verbal noun oiriúint, past participle oirthe)

  1. (intransitive) suit, fit, become

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • oir do (wish, need, require)

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
oir n-oir hoir not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Further reading

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  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “oir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • oir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin audīre.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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oir

  1. to listen
    Synonym: escouter
  2. to hear
    Synonym: entendre

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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  • Middle French: ouyr, oyr
    • French: ouïr (dated)
  • Norman: ouir, ouï
  • Middle English: oyes, oyas, oye, hoi (from the French imperative plural oyez)

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Verb

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oir

  1. Alternative form of oyr

Scottish Gaelic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish óre, hóre, from Latin hōra.

Conjunction

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oir

  1. since, for, because
    Thog iad teine, oir bha an latha fuar.They made a fire since the day was cold.
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Etymology 2

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From Old Irish ar.

Noun

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oir f (genitive singular oire, plural oirean)

  1. edge, verge, fringe, margin, border, brink
    oir na creigethe edge of the cliff
    oir dhìreachstraight edge
    oir phàipeirmargin of a paper
    às oir a shùlafrom the corner of his eye
  2. rim, brim, lip
  3. ledge
    air oir na h-uinneigon the window sill
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Derived terms
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References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “oir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “óre, (hóre)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language