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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish dér, from Proto-Celtic *dakrom (compare Middle Welsh deigr), from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru (compare Hittite 𒅖𒄩𒀪𒊒 (išḫaḫru), Sanskrit अश्रु (aśru), Ancient Greek δάκρυ (dákru), Latin lacrima, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 (tagr), Lithuanian ãšara, Tocharian B akrūna).
Pronunciation
Noun
deoir f (genitive singular deoire, nominative plural deora)
- tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)
Declension
Noun
deoir m
- vocative/genitive singular of deor
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| deoir
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dheoir
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ndeoir
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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