tair
EnglishEdit
NounEdit
tair (plural tairs)
- Archaic form of tahr (“Asian ungulate”).
IrishEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
tair
MutationEdit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tair | thair | dtair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old IrishEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
tair
- second-person singular imperative of do·icc and do·tét
MutationEdit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
tair | thair | tair pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
WelshEdit
30[a], [b], [c] | ||
[a], [b] ← 2 | 3 | 4 → [a], [b] |
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Cardinal (feminine): tair Cardinal (masculine): tri Ordinal (feminine): trydedd Ordinal (masculine): trydydd Ordinal abbreviation (feminine): 3edd Ordinal abbreviation (masculine): 3ydd Adverbial: teirgwaith Multiplier: triphlyg | ||
Welsh Wikipedia article on 3 |
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Celtic *tisres, feminine of *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tisres, feminine of *tréyes.
PronunciationEdit
NumeralEdit
tair f
- (cardinal number) feminine of tri
Usage notesEdit
- tair is used only before grammatically feminine nouns.
MutationEdit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
tair | dair | nhair | thair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
ReferencesEdit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies