soir
See also: sõir
French
Etymology
Early Old French seir, from Latin sērō (“at a late hour, late”), from sērus (“late”).
Pronunciation
- (Europe) IPA(key): /swaʁ/
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audio (France) (file) - (standard Canadian French) IPA(key): /swɑːʁ/
- (Québec: Gaspésie and Acadia) IPA(key): /swɛː(ɾ)/
- (Québec: Montréal, joual) IPA(key): /swɛːʁ/, /sweʁ/
- (Québec: popular, informal) IPA(key): /swɔːʁ/
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audio (Quebec) (file) - (Louisiana) IPA(key): /swar/, [swɒ(ɾ)]
- Homophone: seoir
- Rhymes: -waʁ
Noun
soir m (plural soirs)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “soir” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˠɛɾʲ/
Adjective
soir
Adverb
soir
Usage notes
- This word refers only to an ultimate destination of movement (i.e., "to the east").
- The adjective is indeclinable in Irish
See also
Irish adverbs of direction and position
| Motion toward | Stationary position at | Motion from | |
|---|---|---|---|
| up | suas | thuas | anuas |
| down | síos | thíos | aníos |
| east | soir | thoir | anoir |
| west/back | siar | thiar | aniar |
| north | ó thuaidh | thuaidh | aduaidh |
| south | ó dheas | theas | aneas |
| northeast | soir ó thuaidh | thoir thuaidh | anoir aduaidh |
| northwest | siar ó thuaidh | thiar thuaidh | aniar aduaidh |
| southeast | soir ó dheas | thoir theas | anoir aneas |
| southwest | siar ó dheas | thiar theas | aniar aneas |
| over there | anonn, sall | thall | anall |
| inside | isteach | istigh | — |
| outside | amach | amuigh | — |
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin sērō (“at a late hour, late”), from sērus (“late”).
Noun
soir m (plural soirs)
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin sērō (“at a late hour, late”), from sērus (“late”).
Noun
soir m (oblique plural soirs, nominative singular soirs, nominative plural soir)
Picard
Etymology
From early Old French seir, from Latin sērō (“at a late hour, late”), from sērus (“late”).
Noun
soir m
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