tair

See also: táir and tair-

English

Noun

tair (plural tairs)

  1. Archaic form of tahr (“Asian ungulate”).

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪ˠaɾʲ/

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·airicc, do·icc, and do·tét

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
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 numbers (edit)
30[a], [b], [c]
[a], [b] ←  2 3 4  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal (feminine): tair
    Cardinal (masculine): tri
    Ordinal (feminine): trydedd
    Ordinal (masculine): trydydd
    Ordinal abbreviation (feminine): 3edd
    Ordinal abbreviation (masculine): 3ydd
    Adverbial: teirgwaith
    Multiplier: triphlyg
Welsh Wikipedia article on 3

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tai̯r/
  • Rhymes: -ai̯r

Numeral

tair f

  1. (cardinal number) feminine of tri

Usage notes
  • tair is used only before grammatically feminine nouns.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tair dair nhair thair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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