thairis

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɾˠəʃ/

Pronoun

thairis (emphatic thairis-sean)

1. third-person singular masculine of thar

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tairis.

Pronunciation

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈhaðɪʃ/
• (Uist, Skye, Eigg) IPA^(key): /ˈfaɾʲɪʃ/ (corresponding to the form fairis)
• (Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /ˈheɾʲɪʃ/ (corresponding to the form theiris)

Adverb

thairis

1. over, across

   Synonyms: thar, tarsainn, trasta, trasna

   thairis na bliadhnaichean ― over the years

   thairis a' chuain ― across the ocean

2. (dated) abroad

   a' dol thairis ― going to another country

3. beyond

   Synonym: thar

   Chaidh e thairis air na bha sinn ag iarraidh. ― He went beyond what we required.

Derived terms

• a-nall thairis (“from abroad”)
• a-null thairis (“abroad”) (movement)
• cuir thairis (“overflow; capsize”)
• thairis air (“over, across”)
• thall thairis (“abroad”) (location)
• thoir thairis (“abandon; give over”)

Related terms

• thar (“over, across; beyond”)

Pronoun

thairis

1. over him
2. over it
3. beyond him
4. beyond it

Derived terms

• thairis-san

Related terms

• thairte