deora

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

deora f (genitive singular deora, nominative plural deoraí)

  1. Alternative form of teorainn (boundary, limit; border, frontier)
  2. furrow
Declension
Declension of deora (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative deora deoraí
vocative a dheora a dheoraí
genitive deora deoraí
dative deora deoraí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an deora na deoraí
genitive na deora na ndeoraí
dative leis an deora
don deora
leis na deoraí

Etymology 2

Noun

deora m (genitive singular deora, nominative plural deoraí)

  1. Alternative form of deoraí (stranger, wanderer; exile; aloof, lonely, person; pitiable person)
Declension
Declension of deora (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative deora deoraí
vocative a dheora a dheoraí
genitive deora deoraí
dative deora deoraí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an deora na deoraí
genitive an deora na ndeoraí
dative leis an deora
don deora
leis na deoraí

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

deora f pl

  1. nominative/vocative/dative plural of deoir (tear)

Mutation

Mutated forms of deora
radical lenition eclipsis
deora dheora ndeora

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

Further reading

Old English

Pronunciation

Noun

dēora

  1. genitive plural of dēor