Doire

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: doire, doíre, and dóire

Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

PIE word
*dóru

From doire (grove).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Doire m (genitive Doire)

  1. Derry (a city in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland)
  2. Londonderry (a county of Northern Ireland)
    Synonym: Contae Dhoire

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Doire Dhoire nDoire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 110, page 43