dair
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Adjective
dair (comparative daha dair, superlative ən dair)
- about, related to, concerning [with dative]
References
- Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “dair”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language][1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 1, Baku: Şərq-Qərb
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
| PIE word |
|---|
| *dóru |
From Old Irish dair, from Proto-Celtic *daru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.
Noun
dair f (genitive singular darach or dara, nominative plural daracha)
Declension
- As a fifth-declension noun
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- As a third-declension noun
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Derived terms
- dair cheirmise (“kermes oak”)
- dair dhubh (“bog-oak”)
- dair ghalaithe (“fumed oak”)
- dair shíorghlas (“live-oak”)
- dair thoilm (“holm-oak”)
- gál darach (“oak-apple, oak-gall”)
- glasán darach
- snag darach
Etymology 2
Verb
dair (present analytic daireann, future analytic dairfidh, verbal noun dar, past participle dartha)
- (ambitransitive) alternative form of doir
Conjugation
| indicative | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present | dairim | daireann tú; dairir† |
daireann sé, sí | dairimid; daireann muid | daireann sibh | daireann siad; dairid† |
a dhaireann; a dhaireas | dairtear |
| past | dhair mé; dhaireas | dhair tú; dhairis | dhair sé, sí | dhaireamar; dhair muid | dhair sibh; dhaireabhair | dhair siad; dhaireadar | a dhair | daireadh |
| past habitual | dhairinn / dairinn‡ |
dhairteá / dairteᇠ|
dhaireadh sé, sí / daireadh sé, sí‡ |
dhairimis; dhaireadh muid / dairimis‡; daireadh muid‡ |
dhaireadh sibh / daireadh sibh‡ |
dhairidís; dhaireadh siad / dairidís‡; daireadh siad‡ |
a dhaireadh | dhairtí / dairtí‡ |
| singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| future | dairfidh mé; dairfead |
dairfidh tú; dairfir† |
dairfidh sé, sí | dairfimid; dairfidh muid |
dairfidh sibh | dairfidh siad; dairfid† |
a dhairfidh; a dhairfeas | dairfear |
| conditional | dhairfinn / dairfinn‡ |
dhairfeá / dairfeᇠ|
dhairfeadh sé, sí / dairfeadh sé, sí‡ |
dhairfimis; dhairfeadh muid / dairfimis‡; dairfeadh muid‡ |
dhairfeadh sibh / dairfeadh sibh‡ |
dhairfidís; dhairfeadh siad / dairfidís‡; dairfeadh siad‡ |
a dhairfeadh | dhairfí / dairfí‡ |
| subjunctive | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present | go ndaire mé; go ndairead† |
go ndaire tú; go ndairir† |
go ndaire sé, sí | go ndairimid; go ndaire muid |
go ndaire sibh | go ndaire siad; go ndairid† |
— | go ndairtear |
| past | dá ndairinn | dá ndairteá | dá ndaireadh sé, sí | dá ndairimis; dá ndaireadh muid |
dá ndaireadh sibh | dá ndairidís; dá ndaireadh siad |
— | dá ndairtí |
| imperative | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| — | dairim | dair | daireadh sé, sí | dairimis | dairigí; dairidh† |
dairidís | — | dairtear |
| past participle | dairthe | |||||||
| verbal noun | daireadh | |||||||
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
Etymology 3
Preposition
dair
- alternative form of dar (“by”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| dair | dhair | ndair |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 65
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 100
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “dair”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “dair”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- daur (early)
Etymology
From earlier daur, from Proto-Celtic *daru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru; compare Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru, “tree”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd̪aɾʲ/
Noun
dair f (genitive dara or darach)
- oak
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 38a9
- quercus .i. daur
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 33a5
- is clí darach Moysi
- oaken pillar of Moses
- is clí darach Moysi
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 38a9
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dair | daraigL | daraig |
| vocative | dair | daraigL | daracha |
| accusative | daraigN | daraigL | daracha |
| genitive | darach | darach | darachN |
| dative | daraigL | darachaib | darachaib |
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dair | dairL | dairiH |
| vocative | dair | dairL | dairiH |
| accusative | dairN | dairL | dairiH |
| genitive | daroH, daraH | daroH, daraH | daireN |
| dative | dairL | dairib | dairib |
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Related terms
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| dair | dair pronounced with /ð-/ |
ndair |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *dóru |
From Old Irish dair, from Proto-Celtic *daru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪aɾʲ/
Noun
dair f (genitive singular daire, plural dairean)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| dair | dhair |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish دائر (da'ir, dayir), from Arabic دَائِر (dāʔir), active participle of دَارَ (dāra, “to revolve around”). Compare Kumyk даир (dair).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daːˈ(j)iɾ/
Postposition
dair
- (with dative) about, related to, concerning
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “dair”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “دائر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 886
- Robert Avery et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 268
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dai̯r/
Numeral
dair
- soft mutation of tair (“three”)