óir

See also: oir, OIr, oír, óír, òir, oïr, -oir, and -óir

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): [oːɾʲ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ɔːɾʲ]

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish ór, from Old Irish hóre.

Conjunction

óir

1. for, because

   Synonyms: mar, toisc go, arae, de bhrí go

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

óir m

1. vocative/genitive singular of ór

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
óir	n-óir	hóir	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “óir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN