aoir

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish áer f (“cutting, incising; act of satirising, lampooning, defaming; (maledictory) satire, lampoon”).

Noun

aoir f (genitive singular aoire, nominative plural aortha)

  1. lampoon, satire

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aoir n-aoir haoir not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “áer” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Further reading

  • "aoir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “lampoon” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “satire” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish áer f (“cutting, incising; act of satirising, lampooning, defaming; (maledictory) satire, lampoon”).

Noun

aoir f (genitive singular aoire, plural aoirean)

  1. satire

References

  • “áer” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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