tair
See also: táir and tair-
English
Noun
tair (plural tairs)
- Archaic form of tahr (“Asian ungulate”).
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪ˠaɾʲ/
Verb
tair
- (Munster) second-person singular imperative of tar
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tair | thair | dtair |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tarʲ/
Verb
tair
- second-person singular imperative of do·icc and do·tét
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| tair | thair | tair pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Welsh
| 30[a], [b], [c] | ||
| [a], [b] ← 2 | 3 | 4 → [a], [b] |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal (feminine): tair Cardinal (masculine): tri Ordinal (feminine): trydedd Ordinal (masculine): trydydd Ordinal abbreviation (feminine): 3edd Ordinal abbreviation (masculine): 3ydd Adverbial: teirgwaith Multiplier: triphlyg | ||
| Welsh Wikipedia article on 3 | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *tisres, feminine of *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tisres, feminine of *tréyes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tai̯r/
- Rhymes: -ai̯r
Numeral
tair f
- (cardinal number) feminine of tri
Usage notes
- tair is used only before grammatically feminine nouns.
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. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies