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oir

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

Catalan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin audīre, 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”). Doublet with audir.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

  1. to hear

Conjugation

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Archaic forms:[1]
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References

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  1. ^ Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “oir”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Further reading

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French hoir.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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oir n (uncountable, no diminutive)

  1. descendant

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish oirid (“to suit”).

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) suit, fit, become

Conjugation

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Conjugation of oir (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present oirim oireann tú;
oirir†
oireann sé, sí oirimid; oireann muid oireann sibh oireann siad;
oirid†
a oireann; a 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 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 d'oirtí /
oirtí‡
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future oirfidh mé;
oirfead
oirfidh tú;
oirfir†
oirfidh sé, sí oirfimid;
oirfidh muid
oirfidh sibh oirfidh siad;
oirfid†
a oirfidh; a 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 d'oirfí /
oirfí‡
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
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
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 singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— oirim oir oireadh sé, sí oirimis oirigí;
oiridh†
oiridís — oirtear
past participle oirthe
verbal noun oiriúint

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Derived terms

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  • oir do (“wish, need, require”)

Mutation

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Mutated forms of oir
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
oir n-oir hoir not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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Further reading

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  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “oir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • “oir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin audīre.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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oir

  1. to listen
    Synonym: escouter
  2. to hear
    Synonym: entendre

Conjugation

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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.

Descendants

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  • Middle French: ouyr, oyr
    • French: ouïr (dated)
  • Norman: ouir, ouï
  • → Middle English: oyes, oyas, oye, hoi (from the French imperative plural oyez)

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Verb

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oir

  1. alternative form of oyr

Scottish Gaelic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish óre, hóre, from Latin hōra.

Conjunction

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oir

  1. since, for, because
    Thog iad teine, oir bha an latha fuar. ― They made a fire since the day was cold.
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Etymology 2

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From Old Irish ar.

Noun

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oir f (genitive singular oire, nominative plural oirean)

  1. 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
  2. rim, brim, lip
  3. ledge
    air oir na h-uinneig ― on the window sill
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Derived terms
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References

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