dair
See also: dáir, dàir, and Dair
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Arabic دَائِر (dāʾir).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
dair (comparative daha dair, superlative ən dair)
- about, related to, concerning [+dative]
- Synonyms: haqqında, barədə
Further reading
- “dair” in Obastan.com.
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ˠaɾʲ/
Etymology 1
| PIE word |
|---|
| *dóru |
From Old Irish dair, from Proto-Celtic *daru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.
Noun
dair f (genitive singular darach or dara, nominative plural daracha)
- oak
Declension
- As a fifth-declension noun
Declension of dair
Fifth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
|
- As a third-declension noun
Declension of dair
Third declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- dair cheirmise (“kermes oak”)
- dair dhubh (“bog-oak”)
- dair ghalaithe (“fumed oak”)
- dair shíorghlas (“live-oak”)
- dair thoilm (“holm-oak”)
- gál darach (“oak-apple, oak-gall”)
- glasán darach
- snag darach
Verb
dair (present analytic daireann, future analytic dairfidh, verbal noun dar, past participle dartha)
- (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of doir
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | dairim | daireann tú; dairir† | daireann sé, sí | dairimid | daireann sibh | daireann siad; dairid† | a dhaireann; a dhaireas / a ndaireann*; a ndaireas* | dairtear |
| past | dhair mé; dhaireas | dhair tú; dhairis | dhair sé, sí | dhaireamar; dhair muid | dhair sibh; dhaireabhair | dhair siad; dhaireadar | a dhair / ar dhair* | daireadh | |
| past habitual | dhairinn / ndairinn‡‡ | dhairteá / ndairteᇇ | dhaireadh sé, sí / ndaireadh sé, s퇇 | dhairimis; dhaireadh muid / ndairimis‡‡; ndaireadh muid‡‡ | dhaireadh sibh / ndaireadh sibh‡‡ | dhairidís; dhaireadh siad / ndairidís‡‡; ndaireadh siad‡‡ | a dhaireadh / a ndaireadh* | dhairtí / ndairt퇇 | |
| future | dairfidh mé; dairfead | dairfidh tú; dairfir† | dairfidh sé, sí | dairfimid; dairfidh muid | dairfidh sibh | dairfidh siad; dairfid† | a dhairfidh; a dhairfeas / a ndairfidh*; a ndairfeas* | dairfear | |
| conditional | dhairfinn / ndairfinn‡‡ | dhairfeá / ndairfeᇇ | dhairfeadh sé, sí / ndairfeadh sé, s퇇 | dhairfimis; dhairfeadh muid / ndairfimis‡‡; ndairfeadh muid‡‡ | dhairfeadh sibh / ndairfeadh sibh‡‡ | dhairfidís; dhairfeadh siad / ndairfidís‡‡; ndairfeadh siad‡‡ | a dhairfeadh / a ndairfeadh* | dhairfí / ndairf퇇 | |
| subjunctive | present | go ndaire mé; go ndairead† | go ndaire tú; go ndairir† | go ndaire sé, sí | go ndairimid; go ndaire muid | go ndaire sibh | go ndaire siad; go ndairid† | — | go ndairtear |
| past | dá ndairinn | dá ndairteá | dá ndaireadh sé, sí | dá ndairimis; dá ndaireadh muid | dá ndaireadh sibh | dá ndairidís; dá ndaireadh siad | — | dá ndairtí | |
| imperative | dairim | dair | daireadh sé, sí | dairimis | dairigí; dairidh† | dairidís | — | dairtear | |
| verbal noun | daireadh | ||||||||
| past participle | dairthe | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Preposition
dair
- Alternative form of dar (“by”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dair | dhair | ndair |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dair” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 65.
- Entries containing “dair” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- daur (early)
Etymology
From earlier daur, from Proto-Celtic *daru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru; compare Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru, “tree”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [darʲ]
Noun
dair f (genitive dara or darach)
- oak
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 38a9
- quercus .i. daur
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 33a5
- is clí darach Moysi
- oaken pillar of Moses
- is clí darach Moysi
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 38a9
Inflection
| Feminine k-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | dair | daraigL | daraig |
| Vocative | dair | daraigL | daracha |
| Accusative | daraigN | daraigL | daracha |
| Genitive | darach | darach | darachN |
| Dative | daraigL | darachaib | darachaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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| Feminine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | dair | dairL | dairiH |
| Vocative | dair | dairL | dairiH |
| Accusative | dairN | dairL | dairiH |
| Genitive | daroH, daraH | daroH, daraH | daireN |
| Dative | dairL | dairib | dairib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: dair
- Manx: darragh
- Scottish Gaelic: darach
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| dair | dair pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ | ndair |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish دائر (da'ir, dayir), from Arabic دَائِر (dāʾir), active participle of دَارَ (dāra, “to revolve around”). Compare Kumyk даир (dair).
Postposition
dair
- (with dative) about, related to, concerning
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “dair”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “دائر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 886
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 268
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dai̯r/
Numeral
dair
- Soft mutation of tair (“three”).
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| tair | dair | nhair | thair |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||