deir

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From older adeir, from Old Irish at·beir (“says it”), from as·beir (“says”).

Pronunciation

Verb

deir

  1. analytic present indicative of abair

Mutation

Mutated forms of deir
radical lenition eclipsis
deir not applicable ndeir

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 78
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 194

Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin dūrus.

Adjective

deir m (feminine singular deira, masculine plural deirs, feminine plural deiras)

  1. (Surmiran) hard
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Etymology 2

From Latin dīcō, from Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱti (“to show, point out”).

Verb

deir

  1. (Surmiran) to say
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Etymology 3

Noun

deir m (plural deirs)

  1. (anatomy, Surmiran) liver
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