Doire

See also: doire, doíre, and dóire

Irish

Etymology

PIE word
*dóru

From doire (“grove”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɪɾʲə/[1]

Proper noun

Doire m (genitive Doire)

  1. Derry (a city in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland)
  2. Londonderry (a county of Northern Ireland)
    Synonym: Contae Dhoire

Derived terms

  • Doire Ó gConaíle (“Derrygonnelly”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Doire
radical lenition eclipsis
Doire Dhoire nDoire

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 110, page 43
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