thoir

thoir

See also: thóir

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛɾʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish tair, from do + oir.

Adjective

thoir

1. (destination) easterly, to the east

Adverb

thoir

1. in the east

Usage notes

• This word refers only to a static position (i.e., "in the east").
• The adjective is indeclinable in Irish

See also

Irish adverbs of direction and position

Point of reference	Motion toward	Stationary position at	Motion from
above, up	suas	thuas	anuas
below, down	síos	thíos	aníos
east	soir	thoir	anoir
west/back	siar	thiar	aniar
north	ó thuaidh	thuaidh	aduaidh
south	ó dheas	theas	aneas
northeast	soir ó thuaidh	thoir thuaidh	anoir aduaidh
northwest	siar ó thuaidh	thiar thuaidh	aniar aduaidh
southeast	soir ó dheas	thoir theas	anoir aneas
southwest	siar ó dheas	thiar theas	aniar aneas
over there	sall	thall	anall
over here	—	—	anonn
inside	isteach	istigh	—
outside	amach	amuigh	—

Etymology 2

From tor.

Noun

thoir m

1. Lenited form of toir.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 tair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “thoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 68

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• (Sutherland) toir

Etymology

From Old Irish ·tabair, prototonic form of do·beir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔɾʲ/

Verb

thoir (past thug, future bheir, verbal noun toirt, past participle tugta)

1. give

   thoir dhomh ― give (to) me

2. take

   Thoir leat an leabhar. ― Take the book with you.

Conjugation

Tense \\ Voice	Active	Passive
Present	a' toirt	--
Past	thug	thugadh
Future	bheir	bheirear
Conditional	bheireadh	bheirteadh

Derived terms

• thoir breith (“judge”, verb)
• thoir comas do (“enable”)
• thoir comhairle air/do (“advise”)
• thoir cothrom do (“enable”)
• thoir do chasan leat! (“get out of here!”)
• thoir èirig (“atone”)
• thoir ionnsaigh (“attack”, verb)
• thoir seachad air mhàl (“rent out”) (to somebody)
• thoir suas (“give up”)
• thoir taing do (“thank”, verb)
• thoir thairis (“abandon; give over”)

 

References

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