tìr
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish tír, from Proto-Celtic *tīros, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”), i.e. "dry land" as opposed to lake or sea.
Derived terms
- àrd-thìr - highland (noun)
- àrd-thìreach - highland (adjective)
- cruth-tìre - landscape
- muir-thìreach - amphibian; amphibious
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