doíre

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See also: doire, Doire, and dóire

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

doíre f (genitive doíre, no plural)

  1. captivity
  2. slavery
  3. bondage

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative doíreL
Vocative doíreL
Accusative doíriN
Genitive doíre
Dative doíriL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: daoirse
  • Manx: deyrsnys