deoir

See also: deòir

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dér, from Proto-Celtic *dakrom (compare Middle Welsh deigr), from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru (compare Hittite 𒅖𒄩𒀪𒊒 (išḫaḫru), Sanskrit अश्रु (aśru), Ancient Greek δάκρυ (dákru), Latin lacrima, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 (tagr), Lithuanian ãšara, Tocharian B akrūna).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /dʲoːɾʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /dʲɔːɾʲ/

Noun

deoir f (genitive singular deoire, nominative plural deora)

1. tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

Declension

Declension of deoir

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative deoir deora Vocative a dheoir a dheora Genitive deoire deor Dative deoir deora

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an deoir na deora Genitive na deoire na ndeor Dative leis an deoir don deoir leis na deora

Noun

deoir m

1. vocative/genitive singular of deor

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
deoir	dheoir	ndeoir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.