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deoir.

tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/dʲoːɾʲ/Connacht, Munster/dʲɔːɾʲ/Ulster

  1. tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish dér (compare Scottish Gaelic deur), from Proto-Celtic *dakrom (compare Middle Welsh deigr), from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru (compare Ancient Greek δάκρυ (dákru), Latin lacrima, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 (tagr)).

noun/dʲoːɾʲ/Connacht, Munster/dʲɔːɾʲ/Ulster

  1. vocative/genitive singular of deor

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish dér (compare Scottish Gaelic deur), from Proto-Celtic *dakrom (compare Middle Welsh deigr), from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru (compare Ancient Greek δάκρυ (dákru), Latin lacrima, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 (tagr)).

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