oyr

See also: øyr

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish adbar. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic adhbhar and Irish ábhar.

Pronunciation

Noun

oyr m (genitive singular oyr, plural oyryn)

  1. reason, cause
  2. incentive, motive
  3. matter
  4. occasion

Synonyms

  • (reason, cause): fa

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, page 70

Old Galician-Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈiɾ/

Verb

oyr

  1. alternative form of ouir

Descendants

  • Galician: oír
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