dóer

See also: doer and dör

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • dáer (late Old Irish)

Etymology

Analyzable as do- +‎ fer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /doːi̯r/

Adjective

dóer

  1. servile
  2. unfree

Inflection

o/ā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dóer dóer dóer
vocative doír*
dóer**
accusative dóer doír
genitive doír doíre doír
dative dóer doír dóer
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative doír dóera
vocative dóeru
dóera
accusative dóeru
dóera
genitive dóer
dative dóeraib

*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Noun

dóer m or f (genitive doír, nominative plural doír)

  1. serf

Inflection

Masculine o-stem, feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative
vocative
accusative
genitive
dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Irish: daor
  • Manx: deyr
  • Scottish Gaelic: daor

Mutation

Mutation of dóer
radical lenition nasalization
dóer dóer
pronounced with /ð-/
ndóer

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