deor

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA: [dʲoːɾˠ]
• (Ulster) IPA: [dʲɔːɾˠ]

Noun

deor

1. genitive plural of deoir

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.

Germanic cognates include Old Saxon dior, Dutch dier, Old High German tior (German Tier), Old Norse dýr (Danish dyr, Swedish djur), Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 (dius). The Indo-European root also led to Lithuanian dvēsti, Latvian dvēsele, Proto-Slavic *duša (Russian душа (duša)).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /deːor/

Noun

dēor n

1. beast, wild animal

Declension

    Declension of deor (strong a-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	dēor	dēor
accusative	dēor	dēor
genitive	dēores	dēora
dative	dēore	dēorum

Descendants

• English: deer