deor

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

deor f pl

  1. genitive plural of deoir

Noun

deor m (genitive singular deoir, nominative plural deora)

  1. Alternative form of deoir

Declension
Declension of deor

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative deor deora
Vocative a dheoir a dheora
Genitive deoir deor
Dative deor deora

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an deor na deora
Genitive an deoir na ndeor
Dative leis an deor

don deor

 leis na deora

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
deor dheor ndeor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.

Germanic cognates include Old Frisian diār, Old Saxon dior, Old Dutch dier, Old High German tior, Old Norse dýr, Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 (dius). The Indo-European root also led to Lithuanian dvēsti and Russian душа́ (dušá).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /de͜oːr/

Noun

dēor n

  1. wild animal, beast
  2. deer
  3. reindeer

Declension
Declension of deor (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative dēor dēor
accusative dēor dēor
genitive dēores dēora
dative dēore dēorum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: deor, deure, dure, dier, dere
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