thoir

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See also: thóir

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Irish tair, from do + oir.

Adjective[edit]

thoir

  1. (destination) easterly, to the east

Adverb[edit]

thoir

  1. in the east
Usage notes[edit]
  • This word refers only to a static position (i.e., "in the east").
  • The adjective is indeclinable in Irish
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From tor.

Noun[edit]

thoir m

  1. Lenited form of toir.

Further reading[edit]

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish ·tabair, prototonic form of do·beir.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

thoir (past thug, future bheir, verbal noun toirt, past participle tugta)

  1. give
    thoir dhomhgive (to) me
  2. take
    Thoir leat an leabhar.Take the book with you.

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “do·beir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “thoir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN