thair

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English

Etymology 1

From Middle English ther, thar, tharr, tharf, from Old English þearf, from Proto-Germanic *þarf, first and third person singular form of Proto-Germanic *þurbaną (“to need, require”), from Proto-Indo-European *terp- (“to satiate, satisfy”). Cognate with Dutch durf (“dare”, verb), German darf (“may”, verb), Norwegian tarv (“need”, verb), Icelandic þarf (“need”, verb).

Pronunciation

Verb

thair (third-person singular simple present thair, no present participle, simple past and past participle thurst)

  1. (Scotland, Northern England) To need; to be bound or obligated to do something.
    Ye thair nae ga (you don't need to go). Ye thurst nae scraugh sa lood (you didn't need to scream so loud).
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Etymology 2

Adverb

thair (comparative more thair, superlative most thair)

  1. Archaic spelling of there.

Etymology 3

Pronoun

thair

  1. Archaic spelling of their.
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Irish

Pronunciation

Verb

thair

  1. Lenited form of tair.

Middle English

Determiner

thair

  1. Alternative form of þeir

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Verb

thair

  1. Lenited form of tair.

Welsh

Pronunciation

Numeral

thair

  1. Aspirate mutation of tair.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tair dair nhair thair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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