thoir

See also: thóir

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛɾʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish tair, from do + oir

Adjective

thoir

1. (destination) easterly, to the east

Adverb

thoir

1. in the east

Usage notes

• This word refers only to a static position (i.e., "in the east").
• The adjective is indeclinable in Irish

See also

Irish adverbs of direction and position

Point of reference	Motion toward	Stationary position at	Stationary position on the indicated side	Motion from
above, up	suas	thuas	lastuas	anuas
below, down	síos	thíos	laistíos	aníos
east	soir	thoir	lastoir	anoir
west/back	siar	thiar	laistiar	aniar
north	ó thuaidh	thuaidh	lastuaidh	aduaidh
south	ó dheas	theas	laisteas	aneas
northeast	soir ó thuaidh	thoir thuaidh	—	anoir aduaidh
northwest	siar ó thuaidh	thiar thuaidh	—	aniar aduaidh
southeast	soir ó dheas	thoir theas	—	anoir aneas
southwest	siar ó dheas	thiar theas	—	aniar aneas
over there	sall	thall	lastall	anall
over here	—	—	—	anonn
inside	isteach	istigh	laistigh	—
outside	amach	amuigh	lasmuigh	—

Etymology 2

From tor.

Noun

thoir m

1. Lenited form of toir.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 tair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “thoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• (Sutherland) toir

Etymology

From Old Irish ·tabair, prototonic form of do·beir.

Verb

thoir (past thug, future bheir, verbal noun toirt, past participle tugta)

1. give

   thoir dhomh ― give (to) me

2. take

   Thoir leat an leabhar. ― Take the book with you.

Conjugation

Tense \ Voice	Active	Passive
Present	a' toirt	--
Past	thug	thugadh
Future	bheir	bheirear
Conditional	bheireadh	bheirteadh

Derived terms

• thoir breith (“judge”, verb)
• thoir comas do (“enable”)
• thoir comhairle air/do (“advise”)
• thoir cothrom do (“enable”)
• thoir do chasan leat! (“get out of here!”)
• thoir èirig (“atone”)
• thoir ionnsaigh (“attack”, verb)
• thoir seachad air mhàl (“rent out”) (to somebody)
• thoir suas (“give up”)
• thoir taing do (“thank”, verb)
• thoir thairis (“abandon; give over”)

 

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “do·beir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Edward Dwelly (1911) “thoir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN