deoir

See also: deòir

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dér, from Proto-Celtic *dakrom (compare Middle Welsh deigr), from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru (compare Ancient Greek δάκρυ (dákru), Latin lacrima, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 (tagr)).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /dʲoːɾʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /dʲɔːɾʲ/

Noun

deoir f (genitive singular deoire, nominative plural deora)

1. tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

Declension

Declension of deoir (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative deoir deora vocative a dheoir a dheora genitive deoire deor dative deoir deora forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an deoir na deora genitive na deoire na ndeor dative leis an deoir don deoir leis na deora

Noun

deoir m

1. vocative/genitive singular of deor

Mutation

Mutated forms of deoir

radical	lenition	eclipsis
deoir	dheoir	ndeoir

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

Further reading

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