tìr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tir"

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tír, from Proto-Celtic *tīros, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”), i.e. "dry land" as opposed to lake or sea.

Noun

tìr f (genitive singular tìre, plural tìrean)

1. land, country, region, territory

Synonyms

• dùthaich
• talamh

Derived terms

• àrd-thìr - highland (noun)
• àrd-thìreach - highland (adjective)
• cruth-tìre - landscape
• muir-thìreach - amphibian; amphibious
• tìr-mòr - mainland