thair

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English ther, thar, tharr, tharf, from Old English þearf, from Proto-Germanic *þarf, first and third person singular form of Proto-Germanic *þurbaną (“to need, require”), from Proto-Indo-European *terp- (“to satiate, satisfy”). Cognate with Dutch durf (“dare”, verb), German darf (“may”, verb), Norwegian tarv (“need”, verb), Icelandic þarf (“need”, verb).

Pronunciation

(Scotland, Northern England) IPA^(key): /θeːɹ/, /θɑːɹ/
Rhymes: -eːɹ, -ɑːɹ

Verb

thair (third-person singular simple present thair, no present participle, simple past and past participle thurst)

(Scotland, Northern England) To need; to be bound or obligated to do something.
Ye thair nae ga (you don't need to go). Ye thurst nae scraugh sa lood (you didn't need to scream so loud).

References

DSL

Adverb

thair (comparative more thair, superlative most thair)

Archaic spelling of there.

Pronoun

thair

Archaic spelling of their.

Related terms

theirs

Anagrams

Harti, Thira, Thíra, airth, tahri

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /haɾʲ/

Verb

thair

Lenited form of tair.

Middle English

Determiner

thair

Alternative form of þeir

Old Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [θarʲ]

Verb

thair

Lenited form of tair.

Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θai̯r/

Numeral

thair

Aspirate mutation of tair.

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.