daor

daor

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish doír, dóer (“servile, unfree, serf”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠeːɾˠ/, [d̪ˠëːə̯ɾˠ]
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠiːɾˠ/, (older) /d̪ˠɯːɾˠ/

Adjective

daor (genitive singular masculine daoir, genitive singular feminine daoire, plural daora, comparative daoire)

1. unfree; base, servile
2. convicted, condemned
3. hard, severe; costly (in effort, in suffering)
4. dear, high-priced, expensive

   Synonyms: costasach, costasúil

Declension

Declension of daor

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	daor	dhaor	daora; dhaora²
Vocative	dhaoir		daora
Genitive		daoire	daora	daor
Dative	daor; dhaor¹	dhaor; dhaoir (archaic)	daora; dhaora²
Comparative	níos daoire
Superlative	is daoire

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Antonyms

• saor

Noun

daor m (genitive singular daoir, nominative plural daoir)

1. unfree person; slave; helot
2. condemned, convicted, person

Declension

Declension of daor

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative daor daoir Vocative a dhaoir a dhaora Genitive daoir daor Dative daor daoir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an daor na daoir Genitive an daoir na ndaor Dative leis an daor don daor leis na daoir

Derived terms

• daoirse (“servitude; slavery”)

Verb

daor (present analytic daorann, future analytic daorfaidh, verbal noun daoradh, past participle daortha) (transitive)

1. enslave
2. convict, condemn

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	daoraim	daorann tú; daorair†	daorann sé, sí	daoraimid	daorann sibh	daorann siad; daoraid†	a dhaorann; a dhaoras / a ndaorann*; a ndaoras*	daortar
	past	dhaor mé; dhaoras	dhaor tú; dhaorais	dhaor sé, sí	dhaoramar; dhaor muid	dhaor sibh; dhaorabhair	dhaor siad; dhaoradar	a dhaor / ar dhaor*	daoradh
	past habitual	dhaorainn / ndaorainn‡‡	dhaortá / ndaortᇇ	dhaoradh sé, sí / ndaoradh sé, s퇇	dhaoraimis; dhaoradh muid / ndaoraimis‡‡; ndaoradh muid‡‡	dhaoradh sibh / ndaoradh sibh‡‡	dhaoraidís; dhaoradh siad / ndaoraidís‡‡; ndaoradh siad‡‡	a dhaoradh / a ndaoradh*	dhaortaí / ndaorta퇇
	future	daorfaidh mé; daorfad	daorfaidh tú; daorfair†	daorfaidh sé, sí	daorfaimid; daorfaidh muid	daorfaidh sibh	daorfaidh siad; daorfaid†	a dhaorfaidh; a dhaorfas / a ndaorfaidh*; a ndaorfas*	daorfar
conditional		dhaorfainn / ndaorfainn‡‡	dhaorfá / ndaorfᇇ	dhaorfadh sé, sí / ndaorfadh sé, s퇇	dhaorfaimis; dhaorfadh muid / ndaorfaimis‡‡; ndaorfadh muid‡‡	dhaorfadh sibh / ndaorfadh sibh‡‡	dhaorfaidís; dhaorfadh siad / ndaorfaidís‡‡; ndaorfadh siad‡‡	a dhaorfadh / a ndaorfadh*	dhaorfaí / ndaorfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go ndaora mé; go ndaorad†	go ndaora tú; go ndaorair†	go ndaora sé, sí	go ndaoraimid; go ndaora muid	go ndaora sibh	go ndaora siad; go ndaoraid†	—	go ndaortar
	past	dá ndaorainn	dá ndaortá	dá ndaoradh sé, sí	dá ndaoraimis; dá ndaoradh muid	dá ndaoradh sibh	dá ndaoraidís; dá ndaoradh siad	—	dá ndaortaí
imperative		daoraim	daor	daoradh sé, sí	daoraimis	daoraigí; daoraidh†	daoraidís	—	daortar
verbal noun		daoradh
past participle		daortha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
daor	dhaor	ndaor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “daor”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “doír”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 74.
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 15

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish doír, dóer (“servile, unfree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ɯːɾ/

Adjective

daor

1. expensive
2. dear (expensive)

Antonyms

• saor

Noun

daor m

1. slave
2. earth, land

Verb

daor

1. raise the price, make dearer
2. sentence, doom, condemn
3. enslave

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
daor	dhaor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “daor”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “doír”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language