tair

See also: táir and tair-

English

Noun

tair (plural tairs)

1. Archaic form of tahr (“Asian ungulate”).

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ˠaɾʲ/

Verb

tair

1. (Munster) second-person singular imperative of tar

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tair	thair	dtair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tarʲ]

Verb

tair

1. second-person singular imperative of do·airicc, do·icc, and do·tét

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
tair	thair	tair pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Welsh

Welsh numbers ^(edit)

	30[a], [b], [c]
[a], [b] ←  2	3	4  → [a], [b]
Cardinal (feminine): tair     Cardinal (masculine): tri     Ordinal (feminine): trydedd     Ordinal (masculine): trydydd     Ordinal abbreviation (feminine): 3edd     Ordinal abbreviation (masculine): 3ydd     Adverbial: teirgwaith     Multiplier: triphlyg
Welsh Wikipedia article on 3

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tai̯r/
• Rhymes: -ai̯r

Numeral

tair f

1. (cardinal number) feminine of tri

Usage notes

• tair is used only before grammatically feminine nouns.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tair	dair	nhair	thair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies