deor

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

deor f pl

  1. genitive plural of deoir

Noun

deor m (genitive singular deoir, nominative plural deora)

  1. Alternative form of deoir

Declension

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 (Icelandic dýr, Norwegian dyr, 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

  1. beast, wild animal

Declension

Descendants

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