doras

French

Verb

doras

1. second-person singular past historic of dorer

Anagrams

• rodas, rôdas

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Irish

Alternative forms

• dorus (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish dorus, from Proto-Celtic *dworestus, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“gate, door”). Akin to Welsh drws.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔɾˠəsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠʌɾˠəsˠ/

Noun

doras m (genitive singular dorais, nominative plural doirse)

1. door, doorway

Declension

Declension of doras

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative doras doirse Vocative a dhorais a dhoirse Genitive dorais doirse Dative doras doirse

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an doras na doirse Genitive an dorais na ndoirse Dative leis an doras don doras leis na doirse

Meronyms

• comhla m (“door, door-leaf”)
• murlán m (“door-handle, door-knob”)

Derived terms

• doirseoir m (“doorman, janitor, porter”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
doras	dhoras	ndoras
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "doras" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “dorus”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• dorus

Etymology

From Old Irish dorus, from Proto-Celtic *dworestus, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“gate, door”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɔ.ɾəs̪/

Noun

doras m (genitive singular dorais, plural dorsan)

1. door, doorway

   Dùin an dorus. ― Close the door.

2. wicket gate
3. opening
4. (medicine) orifice (as of a wound)

   neasgaid làn dhorsan ― a boil full of orifices

Derived terms

• deoch an dorais (“farewell/parting drink”)
• doras a-muigh, doras mòr (“front door”)
• doras lèabagach, doras-lùdhainn (“folding door”)
• duilleag-dhoras (“valve”)
• duille-dorais (“leaf of a door”)

 

References

• “doras” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, →ISBN.
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “dorus”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

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Spanish

Verb

doras

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present indicative form of dorar.