dóire

See also: doire, Doire, and doíre

Irish

Etymology

From dóigh (burn, verb) +‎ -aire.

Noun

dóire m (genitive singular dóire, nominative plural dóirí)

  1. burner

Declension

Declension of dóire (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative dóire dóirí
vocative a dhóire a dhóirí
genitive dóire dóirí
dative dóire dóirí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an dóire na dóirí
genitive an dóire na ndóirí
dative leis an dóire
don dóire
leis na dóirí

Derived terms

  • dóire Bunsen (Bunsen burner)
  • gásdóire (gas burner)
  • iardhóire (afterburner)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dóire
radical lenition eclipsis
dóire dhóire ndóire

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

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dóire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • burner”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025