soir

See also: sõir

French

Etymology

From Old French soir, from earlier seir, from Late Latin sēra, from ellipsis of Latin sēra diēs, from sērus (“late”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-ro-.

Pronunciation

• (Europe) IPA^(key): /swaʁ/

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• (standard Canadian French) IPA^(key): /swɑːʁ/
• (Québec: Gaspésie and Acadia) IPA^(key): /swɛː(ɾ)/
• (Québec: Montréal, joual) IPA^(key): /swɛːʁ/, /sweʁ/
• (Québec: popular, informal) IPA^(key): /swɔːʁ/

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• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): /swar/, [swɒ(ɾ)]
• Homophone: seoir
• Rhymes: -waʁ

Noun

soir m (plural soirs)

1. evening

Derived terms

• bonsoir

See also

• soirée

Further reading

• “soir” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• rois

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠɛɾʲ/

Adjective

soir

1. (static position) east, eastern

Adverb

soir

1. east, eastward

Usage notes

• This word refers only to an ultimate destination of movement (i.e., "to the east").
• The adjective is indeclinable in Irish

See also

Irish adverbs of direction and position

	Motion toward	Stationary position at	Motion from
up	suas	thuas	anuas
down	síos	thíos	aníos
east	soir	thoir	anoir
west/back	siar	thiar	aniar
north	ó thuaidh	thuaidh	aduaidh
south	ó dheas	theas	aneas
northeast	soir ó thuaidh	thoir thuaidh	anoir aduaidh
northwest	siar ó thuaidh	thiar thuaidh	aniar aduaidh
southeast	soir ó dheas	thoir theas	anoir aneas
southwest	siar ó dheas	thiar theas	aniar aneas
over there	anonn, sall	thall	anall
inside	isteach	istigh	—
outside	amach	amuigh	—

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Occitan

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French soir. Compare the inherited Occitan form ser, seir.

Noun

soir m (plural soirs)

1. evening

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Old French

Alternative forms

• seir
• ser

Etymology

From earlier seir, from Late Latin sēra, from ellipsis of Latin sēra diēs, from sērus (“late”).

Noun

soir m (oblique plural soirs, nominative singular soirs, nominative plural soir)

1. evening

Descendants

• French: soir
• Norman: sei
• Picard: soir

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Picard

Etymology

From Old French soir, from earlier seir, from Late Latin sēra, from ellipsis of Latin sēra diēs, from sērus (“late”).

Noun

soir m

1. evening