Irish

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

Etymology 2

From tor.

Noun

thoir m

1. Lenited form of toir.

References

• “1 tair” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• "thoir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• (Sutherland) toir

Etymology

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

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

Derived terms

References

• “do·beir” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9