daor

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish doír, dóer (servile, unfree, serf).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠeːɾˠ/, [d̪ˠëːə̯ɾˠ][2]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /d̪ˠiːɾˠ/[3]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠiːɾˠ/, (older) /d̪ˠɯːɾˠ/

Adjective

daor (genitive singular masculine daoir, genitive singular feminine daoire, plural daora, comparative daoire)

  1. unfree; base, servile
  2. convicted, condemned
  3. hard, severe; costly (in effort, in suffering)
  4. dear, high-priced, expensive
    Synonyms: costasach, costasúil

Declension

Declension of daor
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative daor dhaor daora;
dhaora2
vocative dhaoir daora
genitive daoire daora daor
dative daor;
dhaor1
dhaor;
dhaoir (archaic)
daora;
dhaora2
Comparative níos daoire
Superlative is daoire

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Antonyms

Noun

daor m (genitive singular daoir, nominative plural daoir)

  1. unfree person; slave; helot
  2. condemned, convicted, person

Declension

Declension of daor (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative daor daoir
vocative a dhaoir a dhaora
genitive daoir daor
dative daor daoir
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an daor na daoir
genitive an daoir na ndaor
dative leis an daor
don daor
leis na daoir

Derived terms

Verb

daor (present analytic daorann, future analytic daorfaidh, verbal noun daoradh, past participle daortha) (transitive)

  1. enslave
  2. convict, condemn

Conjugation

Conjugation of daor (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present daoraim daorann tú;
daorair
daorann sé, sí daoraimid; daorann muid daorann sibh daorann siad;
daoraid
a dhaorann; a dhaoras daortar
past dhaor mé; dhaoras dhaor tú; dhaorais dhaor sé, sí dhaoramar; dhaor muid dhaor sibh; dhaorabhair dhaor siad; dhaoradar a dhaor daoradh
past habitual dhaorainn /
daorainn
dhaortá /
daortá
dhaoradh sé, sí /
daoradh sé, sí
dhaoraimis; dhaoradh muid /
daoraimis; daoradh muid
dhaoradh sibh /
daoradh sibh
dhaoraidís; dhaoradh siad /
daoraidís; daoradh siad
a dhaoradh dhaortaí /
daortaí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future daorfaidh mé;
daorfad
daorfaidh tú;
daorfair
daorfaidh sé, sí daorfaimid;
daorfaidh muid
daorfaidh sibh daorfaidh siad;
daorfaid
a dhaorfaidh; a dhaorfas daorfar
conditional dhaorfainn /
daorfainn
dhaorfá /
daorfá
dhaorfadh sé, sí /
daorfadh sé, sí
dhaorfaimis; dhaorfadh muid /
daorfaimis; daorfadh muid
dhaorfadh sibh /
daorfadh sibh
dhaorfaidís; dhaorfadh siad /
daorfaidís; daorfadh siad
a dhaorfadh dhaorfaí /
daorfaí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go ndaora mé;
go ndaorad
go ndaora tú;
go ndaorair
go ndaora sé, sí go ndaoraimid;
go ndaora muid
go ndaora sibh go ndaora siad;
go ndaoraid
go ndaortar
past ndaorainn ndaortá ndaoradh sé, sí ndaoraimis;
ndaoradh muid
ndaoradh sibh ndaoraidís;
ndaoradh siad
ndaortaí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
daoraim daor daoradh sé, sí daoraimis daoraigí;
daoraidh
daoraidís daortar
past participle daortha
verbal noun daoradh

archaic or dialect form
dependent form

Mutation

Mutated forms of daor
radical lenition eclipsis
daor dhaor ndaor

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “doír”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 15
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 74

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish doír, dóer (servile, unfree).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ɯːɾ/

Adjective

daor

  1. expensive
  2. dear (expensive)

Antonyms

Noun

daor m

  1. slave
  2. earth, land

Verb

daor

  1. raise the price, make dearer
  2. sentence, doom, condemn
  3. enslave

Mutation

Mutation of daor
radical lenition
daor dhaor

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

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “daor”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “doír”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language