deor

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Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

deor f pl

  1. genitive plural of deoir

Noun

deor m (genitive singular deoir, nominative plural deora)

  1. Alternative form of deoir

Declension

Declension of deor (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative deor deora
vocative a dheoir a dheora
genitive deoir deor
dative deor deora
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an deor na deora
genitive an deoir na ndeor
dative leis an deor
don deor 		leis na deora

Mutation

Mutated forms of deor
radical lenition eclipsis
deor dheor ndeor

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

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.

Germanic cognates include Old Frisian diār, Old Saxon dior, Old Dutch dier, Old High German tior, Old Norse dýr, Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 (dius). Further cognates include Lithuanian dvēsti and Russian душа́ (dušá).

Pronunciation

Noun

dēor n

  1. wild animal, beast
  2. deer
  3. reindeer

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative dēor dēor
accusative dēor dēor
genitive dēores dēora
dative dēore dēorum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: deor, deure, dure, dier, dere

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

deor (first-person singular present dehoraf)

  1. to hinder, impede, prevent
    1. to withhold, exclude from
    2. to refrain from
  2. to hatch, to brood, to incubate
    1. to breed
      Synonyms: bridio, epilio
    2. (figurative) to produce, to hatch (a plot)
      Synonyms: cynhyrchu, dyfeisio
    3. (figurative) to brood, to meditate morbidly
      Synonym: synfyfyrio
    4. to hatch (emerge from an egg)
      1. (figurative) to come into being, to come to fruition, to appear
        Synonyms: dod i fod, ymddangos, aeddfedu
  3. to shell or peel (peas)
    Synonyms: digibo, blisgo, disbeinio, masglu
  4. to inlay, to veneer
    Synonyms: arddalennu, arwynebu

Derived terms

  • deor ar (“to brood upon, to hatch, to bring forth”)
  • iâr ddeor (“broody hen”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of deor
radical soft nasal aspirate
deor ddeor neor unchanged

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

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “deor”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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