óir

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

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish ór, from Old Irish hóre.

Conjunction

óir

  1. for, because
    Synonyms: mar, toisc go, arae, de bhrí go

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “óir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 813; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “óir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 243, page 179
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 288
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 212
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