deor

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /dʲoːɾˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /dʲɔːɾˠ/

Noun

deor f pl

genitive plural of deoir

Noun

deor m (genitive singular deoir, nominative plural deora)

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

Etymology

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

Germanic cognates include Old Saxon dior, Dutch dier, Old High German tior (German Tier), Old Norse dýr (Danish dyr, Swedish djur), Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 (dius). The Indo-European root also led to Lithuanian dvēsti, Latvian dvēsele, Proto-Slavic *duša (Russian душа (duša)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /deːo̯r/, [deːo̯rˠ]

Noun

dēor n

beast, wild animal

Declension

Declension of deor (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dēor	dēor
accusative	dēor	dēor
genitive	dēores	dēora
dative	dēore	dēorum

Descendants

English: deer

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