óir

See also: oir, OIr, oír, óír, òir, oïr, -oir, and -óir

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): [oːɾʲ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ɔːɾʲ]

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish ór, from Old Irish hóre.

Conjunction

óir

1. for, because

   Synonyms: mar, toisc go, arae, de bhrí go

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

óir m

1. vocative/genitive singular of ór

Mutation

Mutated forms of óir

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
óir	n-óir	hóir	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “óir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN