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tair

tair

See also: táir and tair-

Irish

Verb

tair

  1. (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

  1. second-person singular imperative of do·icc and do·téit

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

Welsh cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tair
    Ordinal : trydedd
    Adverbial : teirgwaith
    Multiplier : triphlyg
    Masculine : tri
Welsh Wikipedia article on tair

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tisres, feminine of *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tisres, feminine of *tréyes.

Numeral

tair f

  1. (cardinal) feminine of tri

Usage notes

Tair is used only before grammatically feminine nouns.