oirthear

Irish

Etymology

From oir- (facing, front, east) + thear (beyond, literally facing the horizon), from Old Irish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɾʲhəɾˠ/

Noun

oirthear m (genitive singular oirthir)

  1. (literary) front, front part
  2. east (any absolute geographic location as one faces the rising sun), eastern part
    1. The East (of any geographic place)

Declension

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • in oirthear
  • um an oirthear
  • um an oirthear arís

See also

  • anoir (from the east)
  • soir (to the east)
  • thoir (in the east)

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
oirthear n-oirthear hoirthear t-oirthear
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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