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doras.

door, doorway

5 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd̪ˠoɾˠəsˠ/Munster/ˈd̪ˠɞɾˠəsˠ/Munster/ˈd̪ˠoɾˠəsˠ/Connacht/ˈd̪ˠɞɾˠəsˠ/Connacht
  1. door, doorway

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish dorus, from Proto-Celtic *dworestus, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“gate, door”). Akin to Welsh drws.

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