toirbhir

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish tairbrid, from Old Irish do·airbir, from to- + air- + beirid.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠæɾʲəvʲəɾʲ/[1] (corresponding to the form tairbhir)

Verb

toirbhir (present analytic toirbhríonn, future analytic toirbhreoidh, verbal noun toirbhirt, past participle toirbheartha)

  1. hand over, deliver, yield, give up
  2. offer, dedicate
  3. devote

Conjugation

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 75, page 32

Further reading

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