See also: téir

Breton

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *tisres, feminine of *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tisres, feminine of *tréyes.

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Numeral

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teir f (masculine form tri)

  1. three

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  • (cardinal number): Previous: div. Next: peder

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þeir, from Proto-Germanic *þai (they, those), plural masculine of *sa (that). Cognate with Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌹 (þai).

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Pronoun

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teir m pl

  1. plural of hann; they

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singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tann
()†
tann
()†
tað
accusative tann ta ()
()†
dative (tann)
(teim)†
teirri /
genitive tess teirrar tess
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative teir tær tey
accusative teir
()†
dative teimum
(teim)†
genitive teirra

† obsolete

Faroese personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative genitive
singular 1st person eg, jeg meg, mjeg mær mín
2nd person teg, tjeg tær tín
3rd person m hann honum hansara, hans
f hon hana henni hennara, hennar
n tað tess
plural 1st person vit okkum okkara
2nd person tit tykkum tykkara
3rd person m teir teimum, teim teirra
f tær
n tey

Irish

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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teir f (genitive singular teire, nominative plural teireanna)

  1. An evil omen; a portent of ill luck.
    Synonym: droch-thuar
  2. taboo
    Synonym: geis

Declension

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Declension of teir (second declension)
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an teir na teireanna
genitive na teire na dteireanna
dative leis an teir
don teir
leis na teireanna

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of teir
radical lenition eclipsis
teir their dteir

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.