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oyr

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See also: øyr

Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish adbar. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic adhbhar and Irish ábhar.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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oyr m (genitive singular oyr, plural oyryn)

  1. reason, cause
  2. incentive, motive
  3. matter
  4. occasion

Synonyms

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  • (reason, cause): fa

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, page 70

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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oyr

  1. Alternative form of ouir

Descendants

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  • Galician: oír