daor

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish doír, dóer (“servile, unfree, serf”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

daor (genitive singular masculine daoir, genitive singular feminine daoire, plural daora, comparative daoire)

  1. unfree; base, servile
  2. convicted, condemned
  3. hard, severe; costly (in effort, in suffering)
  4. dear, high-priced, expensive
    Synonyms: costasach, costasúil

Declension

Declension of daor
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative daor dhaor daora;
dhaora²
Vocative dhaoir daora
Genitive daoire daora daor
Dative daor;
dhaor¹ 		dhaor;
dhaoir (archaic) 		daora;
dhaora²
Comparative níos daoire
Superlative is daoire

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Antonyms

Noun

daor m (genitive singular daoir, nominative plural daoir)

  1. unfree person; slave; helot
  2. condemned, convicted, person

Declension

Declension of daor

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative daor daoir
Vocative a dhaoir a dhaora
Genitive daoir daor
Dative daor daoir

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an daor na daoir
Genitive an daoir na ndaor
Dative leis an daor

don daor

leis na daoir

Derived terms

Verb

daor (present analytic daorann, future analytic daorfaidh, verbal noun daoradh, past participle daortha) (transitive)

  1. enslave
  2. convict, condemn

Conjugation

conjugation of daor (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present daoraim daorann tú;
daorair† 		daorann sé, sí daoraimid daorann sibh daorann siad;
daoraid† 		a dhaorann; a dhaoras /
a ndaorann*; a ndaoras* 		daortar
past dhaor mé; dhaoras dhaor tú; dhaorais dhaor sé, sí dhaoramar; dhaor muid dhaor sibh; dhaorabhair dhaor siad; dhaoradar a dhaor /
ar dhaor* 		daoradh
past habitual dhaorainn / ndaorainn‡‡ dhaortá / ndaortᇇ dhaoradh sé, sí / ndaoradh sé, s퇇 dhaoraimis; dhaoradh muid / ndaoraimis‡‡; ndaoradh muid‡‡ dhaoradh sibh / ndaoradh sibh‡‡ dhaoraidís; dhaoradh siad / ndaoraidís‡‡; ndaoradh siad‡‡ a dhaoradh /
a ndaoradh* 		dhaortaí / ndaorta퇇
future daorfaidh mé;
daorfad 		daorfaidh tú;
daorfair† 		daorfaidh sé, sí daorfaimid;
daorfaidh muid 		daorfaidh sibh daorfaidh siad;
daorfaid† 		a dhaorfaidh; a dhaorfas /
a ndaorfaidh*; a ndaorfas* 		daorfar
conditional dhaorfainn / ndaorfainn‡‡ dhaorfá / ndaorfᇇ dhaorfadh sé, sí / ndaorfadh sé, s퇇 dhaorfaimis; dhaorfadh muid / ndaorfaimis‡‡; ndaorfadh muid‡‡ dhaorfadh sibh / ndaorfadh sibh‡‡ dhaorfaidís; dhaorfadh siad / ndaorfaidís‡‡; ndaorfadh siad‡‡ a dhaorfadh /
a ndaorfadh* 		dhaorfaí / ndaorfa퇇
subjunctive present go ndaora mé;
go ndaorad† 		go ndaora tú;
go ndaorair† 		go ndaora sé, sí go ndaoraimid;
go ndaora muid 		go ndaora sibh go ndaora siad;
go ndaoraid† 		— go ndaortar
past dá ndaorainn dá ndaortá dá ndaoradh sé, sí dá ndaoraimis;
dá ndaoradh muid 		dá ndaoradh sibh dá ndaoraidís;
dá ndaoradh siad 		— dá ndaortaí
imperative daoraim daor daoradh sé, sí daoraimis daoraigí;
daoraidh† 		daoraidís — daortar
verbal noun daoradh
past participle daortha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
daor dhaor ndaor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “doír”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 15
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 74

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish doír, dóer (“servile, unfree”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

daor

  1. expensive
  2. dear (expensive)

Antonyms

Noun

daor m

  1. slave
  2. earth, land

Verb

daor

  1. raise the price, make dearer
  2. sentence, doom, condemn
  3. enslave

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
daor dhaor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “daor”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “doír”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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