onóir

See also: onoir

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish onóir, anóir, from Old French honor, from Latin honor.

Noun

onóir f (genitive singular onóra, nominative plural onóracha)

  1. honour

Declension

Declension of onóir (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative onóir onóracha
vocative a onóir a onóracha
genitive onóra onóracha
dative onóir onóracha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an onóir na honóracha
genitive na honóra na n-onóracha
dative leis an onóir
don onóir
leis na honóracha

Derived terms

  • onórach (honourable, upright; honoured, esteemed; honorary, adjective)
  • onóraigh (honour, transitive verb)

Verb

onóir (present analytic onórann, future analytic onórfaidh, verbal noun onóradh, past participle onórtha)

  1. (transitive) alternative form of onóraigh (honour)

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of onóir
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
onóir n-onóir honóir not applicable

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

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