doíre

See also: doire, Doire, and dóire

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /doːi̯rʲe/

Noun

doíre f (genitive doíre, no plural)

  1. captivity
  2. slavery
  3. bondage

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative doíreL
vocative doíreL
accusative doíriN
genitive doíre
dative doíriL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: daoirse
  • Manx: deyrsnys