See also: thóir

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish tair,[3] from do + oir.

Adjective

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thoir

  1. (destination) easterly, to the east

Adverb

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thoir

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

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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thoir m

  1. Lenited form of toir.

References

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  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 137
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 176, page 68
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 tair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

  1. give
    thoir dhomhgive (to) me
  2. take
    Thoir leat an leabhar.Take the book with you.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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