aor

See also: AOR, AoR, and aor.

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish áeraid (“satirizes, lampoons”), from áer (see aoir).

Verb

aor (present analytic aorann, future analytic aorfaidh, verbal noun aoradh, past participle aortha)

1. (transitive) satirize, lampoon

Conjugation

conjugation of aor (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	aoraim	aorann tú; aorair†	aorann sé, sí	aoraimid	aorann sibh	aorann siad; aoraid†	a aorann; a aoras / a n-aorann*	aortar
	past	d'aor mé; d'aoras / aor mé‡; aoras‡	d'aor tú; d'aorais / aor tú; aorais‡	d'aor sé, sí / aor sé, sí‡	d'aoramar; d'aor muid / aoramar; aor muid‡	d'aor sibh; d'aorabhair / aor sibh; aorabhair‡	d'aor siad; d'aoradar / aor siad; aoradar‡	a d'aor / ar aor*	aoradh; haoradh†
	past habitual	d'aorainn / aorainn‡; n-aorainn‡‡	d'aortá / aortá‡; n-aortᇇ	d'aoradh sé, sí / aoradh sé, sí‡; n-aoradh sé, s퇇	d'aoraimis; d'aoradh muid / aoraimis; aoradh muid‡; n-aoraimis‡‡; n-aoradh muid‡‡	d'aoradh sibh / aoradh sibh‡; n-aoradh sibh‡‡	d'aoraidís; d'aoradh siad / aoraidís; aoradh siad‡; n-aoraidís‡‡; n-aoradh siad‡‡	a d'aoradh / a n-aoradh*	d'aortaí / aortaí‡; n-aorta퇇
future		aorfaidh mé; aorfad	aorfaidh tú; aorfair†	aorfaidh sé, sí	aorfaimid; aorfaidh muid	aorfaidh sibh	aorfaidh siad; aorfaid†	a aorfaidh; a aorfas / a n-aorfaidh*	aorfar
conditional		d'aorfainn / aorfainn‡; n-aorfainn‡‡	d'aorfá / aorfá‡; n-aorfᇇ	d'aorfadh sé, sí / aorfadh sé, sí‡; n-aorfadh sé, s퇇	d'aorfaimis; d'aorfadh muid / aorfaimis‡; aorfadh muid‡; n-aorfaimis‡‡; n-aorfadh muid‡‡	d'aorfadh sibh / aorfadh sibh‡; n-aorfadh sibh‡‡	d'aorfaidís; d'aorfadh siad / aorfaidís‡; aorfadh siad‡; n-aorfaidís‡‡; n-aorfadh siad‡‡	a d'aorfadh / a n-aorfadh*	d'aorfaí / aorfaí‡; n-aorfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go n-aora mé; go n-aorad†	go n-aora tú; go n-aorair†	go n-aora sé, sí	go n-aoraimid; go n-aora muid	go n-aora sibh	go n-aora siad; go n-aoraid†	—	go n-aortar
	past	dá n-aorainn	dá n-aortá	dá n-aoradh sé, sí	dá n-aoraimis; dá n-aoradh muid	dá n-aoradh sibh	dá n-aoraidís; dá n-aoradh siad	—	dá n-aortaí
imperative		aoraim	aor	aoradh sé, sí	aoraimis	aoraigí; aoraidh†	aoraidís	—	aortar
verbal noun		aoradh
past participle		aortha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

Derived terms

• aorach (“satirical”, adjective)
• aorthóir (“satirist, lampooner”)

Related terms

• aoir (“lampoon, satire”)
• aorachas (“(act of) satirizing, fault-finding; lampoonery”)

Etymology 2

Noun

aor f (genitive singular aoire, nominative plural aortha)

1. Alternative form of aoir (“lampoon, satire”)

Declension

Declension of aor

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative aor aora Vocative a aor a aora Genitive aoire aor Dative aor aora

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an aor na haora Genitive na haoire na n-aor Dative leis an aor don aor leis na haora

Mutation

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

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “áeraid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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

---

Zealandic

Noun

aor n (plural [please provide])

1. Alternative form of aer