deir

Irish

Alternative forms

• deireann

Etymology

From older adeir, from Old Irish at·beir (“says it”), from as·beir (“says”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʲɛɾʲ/

Verb

deir

1. analytic present indicative of abair

Mutation

Mutated forms of deir

radical	lenition	eclipsis
deir	not applicable	ndeir

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

Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin dūrus.

Adjective

deir m (feminine singular deira, masculine plural deirs, feminine plural deiras)

1. (Surmiran) hard

Alternative forms

• dir (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Rumantsch Grischun)
• dür (Puter, Vallader)

Etymology 2

From Latin dīcō, from Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱti (“to show, point out”).

Verb

deir

1. (Surmiran) to say

Alternative forms

• dir (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader)
• gir (Sutsilvan)

Etymology 3

Noun

deir m (plural deirs)

1. (anatomy, Surmiran) liver

Alternative forms

• dir (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)

Synonyms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) gnirom
• (Surmiran) nirom
• (Puter) gniram
• (Puter) fio