aoir

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish áer f (cutting, incising; act of satirising, lampooning, defaming; (maledictory) satire, lampoon).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

aoir f (genitive singular aoire, nominative plural aortha)

  1. lampoon, satire

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

  • aor (satirize, lampoon, transitive verb)
  • aorach (satirical, adjective)
  • aorachas ((act of) satirizing, fault-finding; lampoonery)
  • aorthóir (satirist, lampooner)

Mutation[edit]

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

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • lampoon”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • satire”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish áer f (cutting, incising; act of satirising, lampooning, defaming; (maledictory) satire, lampoon).

Noun[edit]

aoir f (genitive singular aoire, plural aoirean)

  1. satire

References[edit]