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tair

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See also: táir and tair-

English

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Noun

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tair (plural tairs)

  1. Archaic form of tahr (Asian ungulate).

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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tair

  1. (Munster) second-person singular imperative of tar

Mutation

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Mutated forms of tair
radical lenition eclipsis
tair thair dtair

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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tair

  1. second-person singular imperative of do·airicc, do·icc, and do·tét

Mutation

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Mutation of tair
radical lenition nasalization
tair thair tair
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Welsh

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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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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tair f

  1. (cardinal number) feminine of tri

Usage notes

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  • tair is used only before grammatically feminine nouns.

Mutation

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Mutated forms of tair
radical soft nasal aspirate
tair dair nhair thair

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  • 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