oir

See also: OIr, oír, óir, òir, oïr, -oir, and -óir

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin audīre, present active infinitive of audiō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-is-d-, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis (“clearly, manifestly”) (from the root *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”)) and *dʰh₁-ye/o- (“to render”).

Verb

oir (first-person singular present oeixo, past participle oït)

to hear

Conjugation

As reduir.

Conjugation of oir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			oir
present participle			oint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		oït		oïda
		plural		oïts		oïdes
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	oeixo	oeixes	oeix	oïm	oïu	oeixen
	imperfect	oïa	oïes	oïa	oíem	oíeu	oïen
	future	oiré	oiràs	oirà	oirem	oireu	oiran
	preterite	oí	oïres	oí	oírem	oíreu	oïren
	conditional	oiria	oiries	oiria	oiríem	oiríeu	oirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	oeixi	oeixis	oeixi	oïm	oïu	oeixin
	imperfect	oís	oïssis	oís	oíssim	oíssiu	oïssin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
imperative		—	oeix	oeixi	oïm	oïu	oeixin

Conjugation of oir (third conjugation without -eix- infix)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			oir
present participle			oint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		oït		oïda
		plural		oïts		oïdes
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	oo	ous	ou	oïm	oïu	ouen
	imperfect	oïa	oïes	oïa	oíem	oíeu	oïen
	future	oiré	oiràs	oirà	oirem	oireu	oiran
	preterite	oí	oïres	oí	oírem	oíreu	oïren
	conditional	oiria	oiries	oiria	oiríem	oiríeu	oirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	oï	oïs	oï	oïm	oïu	oïn
	imperfect	oís	oïssis	oís	oíssim	oíssiu	oïssin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
imperative		—	ou	oï	oïm	oïu	oïn

Related terms

Terms related to oir

oïble (adj)
oïda f
oïdor (adj)

oïdor m
oïent (adj)
oïent m, f

oiment m
oint (adj)
oint m, f

References

Institut d’Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). →ISBN.

Irish

Alternative forms

oil

Etymology

From Old Irish oirid (“is suited or adapted (to), corresponds (to), is in keeping (with)”).

Verb

oir (present analytic oireann, future analytic oirfidh, verbal noun oiriúint, past participle oirthe)

(intransitive) suit, fit, become

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	oirim	oireann tú; oirir^†	oireann sé, sí	oirimid	oireann sibh	oireann siad; oirid^†	a oireann; a oireas / a n-oireann; a n-oireas	oirtear
	past	d'oir mé; d'oireas / oir mé‡; oireas‡	d'oir tú; d'oiris / oir tú; oiris‡	d'oir sé, sí / oir sé, sí‡	d'oireamar; d'oir muid / oireamar; oir muid‡	d'oir sibh; d'oireabhair / oir sibh; oireabhair‡	d'oir siad; d'oireadar / oir siad; oireadar‡	a d'oir / ar oir*	oireadh; hoireadh^†
	past habitual	d'oirinn / oirinn‡	d'oirteá / oirteá‡	d'oireadh sé, sí / oireadh sé, sí‡	d'oirimis; d'oireadh muid / oirimis; oireadh muid‡	d'oireadh sibh / oireadh sibh‡	d'oiridís; d'oireadh siad / oiridís; oireadh siad‡	a d'oireadh / ar oireadh*	d'oirtí / oirtí‡
	future	oirfidh mé; oirfead	oirfidh tú; oirfir^†	oirfidh sé, sí	oirfimid; oirfidh muid	oirfidh sibh	oirfidh siad; oirfid^†	a oirfidh; a oirfeas / a n-oirfidh; a n-oirfeas	oirfear
conditional		d'oirfinn / oirfinn‡	d'oirfeá / oirfeá‡	d'oirfeadh sé, sí / oirfeadh sé, sí‡	d'oirfimis; d'oirfeadh muid / oirfimis; oirfeadh muid‡	d'oirfeadh sibh / oirfeadh sibh‡	d'oirfidís; d'oirfeadh siad / oirfidís; oirfeadh siad‡	a d'oirfeadh / ar oirfeadh*	d'oirfí / oirfí‡
subjunctive	present	go n-oire mé; go n-oiread^†	go n-oire tú; go n-oirir^†	go n-oire sé, sí	go n-oirimid; go n-oire muid	go n-oire sibh	go n-oire siad; go n-oirid^†	—	go n-oirtear
subjunctive	past	dá n-oirinn	dá n-oirteá	dá n-oireadh sé, sí	dá n-oirimis; dá n-oireadh muid	dá n-oireadh sibh	dá n-oiridís; dá n-oireadh siad	—	dá n-oirtí
imperative		oirim	oir	oireadh sé, sí	oirimis	oirigí; oiridh^†	oiridís	—	oirtear
verbal noun		oiriúint
past participle		oirthe

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡Dependent form

Derived terms

oir do (“wish, need, require”)

Mutation

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

References

"oir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“oirid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old French

Alternative forms

audir (10th century, attested in the third-person singular and the past participle audit)
oïr (diaereses are not universally used in scholarly transcriptions of Old French)

Etymology

From Latin audīre, present active infinitive of audiō.

Verb

oir

to listen (to)
to hear

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Conjugation of oir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		oir			avoir oï
gerund		en oant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		oant
past participle		oï
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	oi	oz	ot	oons	oez	oent
	imperfect	ooie, oeie	ooies, oeies	ooit, oeit	oïiens, oïens	oïiez, oïez	ooient, oeient
	preterite	oï	oïs	oï	oïmes	oïstes	oïrent
	future	orrai, orai	orras, oras	orra, ora	orrons, orons	orroiz, orreiz, orrez, oroiz, oreiz, orez	orront, oront
	conditional	orroie, orreie, oroie, oreie	orroies, orreies, oroies, oreies	orroit, orreit, oroit, oreit	orriiens, orriens, oriiens, oriens	orriiez, orriez, oriiez, oriez	orroient, orreient, oroient, oreient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	oie	oies	oie	oiiens, oions	oiiez	oient
simple tenses	imperfect	oïsse	oïsses	oïst	oïssons, oïssiens	oïssoiz, oïssez, oïssiez	oïssent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	o, oz, oi	—	oons	oez	—

Synonyms

(to listen): escouter
(to hear): entendre

Descendants

Middle French: ouyr, ouïr
- French: ouïr (archaic)
Norman: ouir, ouï

Old Portuguese

Verb

oir

Alternative form of oyr

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔir/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish óre, hóre, from Latin hōra

Conjunction

oir

since, for, because

Thog iad teine, oir bha an latha fuar. ― They made a fire since the day was cold.

Etymology 2

From Old Irish ar.

Noun

oir f (genitive singular oire, plural oirean)

edge, verge, fringe, margin, border, brink

oir na creige ― the edge of the cliff

oir dhìreach ― straight edge

oir phàipeir ― margin of a paper

às oir a shùla ― from the corner of his eye
rim, brim, lip
ledge

air oir na h-uinneig ― on the window sill

Synonyms

(edge): iomall
(rim): iomall

Derived terms

References

Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
“óre, (hóre)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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