tìr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tir"

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tír, from Proto-Celtic *tīros, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”), i.e. "dry land" as opposed to lake or sea.

Noun

tìr f (genitive singular tìre, plural tìrean)

land, country, region, territory

Synonyms

Derived terms

àrd-thìr - highland (noun)
àrd-thìreach - highland (adjective)
cruth-tìre - landscape
muir-thìreach - amphibian; amphibious
tìr-mòr - mainland

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