Inherited from Old French soir, from earlier seir, from Latin sērō (“late”, adverb), from sērus (“late”).
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soir m (plural soirs)
From Middle Irish sair. Variant of the synonym an ear, from Old Irish an air (“from before”).
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| Point of reference | Motion toward | Stationary position at |
Motion from |
|---|---|---|---|
| above, up | suas | thuas | anuas |
| below, down | síos | thíos | aníos |
| east | soir | thoir | anoir |
| west/back | siar | thiar | aniar |
| north | ó thuaidh | thuaidh | aduaidh |
| south | ó dheas | theas | aneas |
| northeast | soir ó thuaidh | thoir thuaidh | anoir aduaidh |
| northwest | siar ó thuaidh | thiar thuaidh | aniar aduaidh |
| southeast | soir ó dheas | thoir theas | anoir aneas |
| southwest | siar ó dheas | thiar theas | aniar aneas |
| over there | sall | thall | anall |
| over here | — | — | anonn |
| inside | isteach | istigh | — |
| outside | amach | amuigh | — |
Probably borrowed from French soir. Compare the inherited Occitan form ser, seir.
soir m (plural soirs)
From earlier seir, from Latin sērō (“late”, adverb), from sērus (“late”).
soir oblique singular, m (oblique plural soirs, nominative singular soirs, nominative plural soir)
From Old French soir, from earlier seir, from Late Latin sēra, from ellipsis of Latin sēra diēs, from sērus (“late”).
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