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soir
soir
See also: sõir
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˠɛɾʲ/
Adjective
soir
Adverb
soir
Usage notes
- This word refers only to an ultimate destination of movement (i.e., "to the east").
- The adjective is indeclinable in Irish
See also
Irish adverbs of direction and position
Motion toward | Stationary position at |
Motion from | |
---|---|---|---|
up | suas | thuas | anuas |
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 aduaidh | thoir aduaidh | anoir aduaidh |
northwest | siar aduaidh | thiar aduaidh | aniar aduaidh |
southeast | soir aneas | thoir aneas | anoir aneas |
southwest | siar aneas | thiar aneas | aniar aneas |
over there | anonn, sall | thall | anall |
inside | isteach | istigh | — |
outside | amach | amuigh | — |
Occitan
Etymology
Latin sērō (“at a late hour, late”), from sērus (“late”).
Noun
soir m (plural soirs)