From Proto-Celtic *tisres, feminine of *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tisres, feminine of *tréyes.
teir f (masculine form tri)
From Old Norse þeir, from Proto-Germanic *þai (“they, those”), plural masculine of *sa (“that”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌹 (þai).
teir m pl
Demonstrative pronoun - ávísingarfornavn | |||
Singular (eintal) | m | f | n |
Nominative (hvørfall) | tann (sá)† | tann (sú)† | tað |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | tann | ta (tí) (tá)† | |
Dative (hvørjumfall) | tí (tann) (teim)† | teirri / tí | tí |
Genitive (hvørsfall) | tess | teirrar | tess |
Plural (fleirtal) | m | f | n |
Nominative (hvørfall) | teir | tær | tey |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | teir (tá)† | ||
Dative (hvørjumfall) | teimum (teim)† | ||
Genitive (hvørsfall) | teirra |
Personal pronouns (Persónsfornøvn) | |||||
Singular (eintal) | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person masc. | 3rd person fem. | 3rd person neut. |
Nominative (hvørfall) | eg, jeg | tú | hann | hon | tað |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | meg, mjeg | teg, tjeg | hana | ||
Dative (hvørjumfall) | mær | tær | honum | henni | tí |
Genitive (hvørsfall) | mín | tín | hansara, hans† | hennara, hennar† | tess |
Plural (fleirtal) | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person masc. | 3rd person fem. | 3rd person neut. |
Nominative (hvørfall) | vit | tit | teir | tær | tey |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | okkum | tykkum | |||
Dative (hvørjumfall) | teimum, teim† | ||||
Genitive (hvørsfall) | okkara | tykkara | teirra |
teir f (genitive singular teire, nominative plural teireanna)
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
teir | their | dteir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |