oir

See also: OIr, oír, óir, óír, òir, oïr, -oir, and -óir

Catalan

Alternative forms

• oure (archaic, dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin audīre, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-is-d-, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis (“clearly, manifestly”) (from the root *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”)) and *dʰh₁-ye/o- (“to render”). Doublet with audir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [uˈi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [oˈiɾ]

• Audio

  (file)

Verb

oir (first-person singular present oeixo, first-person singular preterite oí, past participle oït)

1. to hear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of oir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			oir
gerund			oint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		oït		oïda
		plural		oïts		oïdes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	oeixo	oeixes	oeix	oïm	oïu	oeixen
	imperfect	oïa	oïes	oïa	oíem	oíeu	oïen
	future	oiré	oiràs	oirà	oirem	oireu	oiran
	preterite	oí	oïres	oí	oírem	oíreu	oïren
	conditional	oiria	oiries	oiria	oiríem	oiríeu	oirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	oeixi	oeixis	oeixi	oïm	oïu	oeixin
	imperfect	oís	oïssis	oís	oíssim	oíssiu	oïssin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	oeix	oeixi	oïm	oïu	oeixin
	negative (no)	—	no oeixis	no oeixi	no oïm	no oïu	no oeixin

Archaic forms:

• infinitive oure, future ouré etc.
• present indicative oig, ous, ou, oïm, oïu, ouen
• present subjunctive oja etc.

Related terms

• oïble
• oïda
• oïdor
• oïent
• oiment
• oint

 

Further reading

• “oir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “oir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “oir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “oir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French hoir.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

oir n (uncountable)

1. descendant

Irish

Alternative forms

• feil (Connacht)
• oil

Etymology

From Middle Irish oirid (“to suit”).

Verb

oir (present analytic oireann, future analytic oirfidh, verbal noun oiriúint, past participle oirthe)

1. (intransitive) suit, fit, become

Conjugation

conjugation of oir (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	oirim	oireann tú; oirir†	oireann sé, sí	oirimid	oireann sibh	oireann siad; oirid†	a oireann; a oireas / a n-oireann*; a n-oireas*	oirtear
	past	d'oir mé; d'oireas / oir mé‡; oireas‡	d'oir tú; d'oiris / oir tú; oiris‡	d'oir sé, sí / oir sé, sí‡	d'oireamar; d'oir muid / oireamar; oir muid‡	d'oir sibh; d'oireabhair / oir sibh; oireabhair‡	d'oir siad; d'oireadar / oir siad; oireadar‡	a d'oir / ar oir*	oireadh; hoireadh†
	past habitual	d'oirinn / oirinn‡; n-oirinn‡‡	d'oirteá / oirteá‡; n-oirteᇇ	d'oireadh sé, sí / oireadh sé, sí‡; n-oireadh sé, s퇇	d'oirimis; d'oireadh muid / oirimis; oireadh muid‡; n-oirimis‡‡; n-oireadh muid‡‡	d'oireadh sibh / oireadh sibh‡; n-oireadh sibh‡‡	d'oiridís; d'oireadh siad / oiridís; oireadh siad‡; n-oiridís‡‡; n-oireadh siad‡‡	a d'oireadh / a n-oireadh*	d'oirtí / oirtí‡; n-oirt퇇
future		oirfidh mé; oirfead	oirfidh tú; oirfir†	oirfidh sé, sí	oirfimid; oirfidh muid	oirfidh sibh	oirfidh siad; oirfid†	a oirfidh; a oirfeas / a n-oirfidh*; a n-oirfeas*	oirfear
conditional		d'oirfinn / oirfinn‡; n-oirfinn‡‡	d'oirfeá / oirfeá‡; n-oirfeᇇ	d'oirfeadh sé, sí / oirfeadh sé, sí‡; n-oirfeadh sé, s퇇	d'oirfimis; d'oirfeadh muid / oirfimis‡; oirfeadh muid‡; n-oirfimis‡‡; n-oirfeadh muid‡‡	d'oirfeadh sibh / oirfeadh sibh‡; n-oirfeadh sibh‡‡	d'oirfidís; d'oirfeadh siad / oirfidís‡; oirfeadh siad‡; n-oirfidís‡‡; n-oirfeadh siad‡‡	a d'oirfeadh / a n-oirfeadh*	d'oirfí / oirfí‡; n-oirf퇇
subjunctive	present	go n-oire mé; go n-oiread†	go n-oire tú; go n-oirir†	go n-oire sé, sí	go n-oirimid; go n-oire muid	go n-oire sibh	go n-oire siad; go n-oirid†	—	go n-oirtear
	past	dá n-oirinn	dá n-oirteá	dá n-oireadh sé, sí	dá n-oirimis; dá n-oireadh muid	dá n-oireadh sibh	dá n-oiridís; dá n-oireadh siad	—	dá n-oirtí
imperative		oirim	oir	oireadh sé, sí	oirimis	oirigí; oiridh†	oiridís	—	oirtear
verbal noun		oiriúint
past participle		oirthe

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

Derived terms

• oir do (“wish, need, require”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
oir	n-oir	hoir	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “oir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “oirid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

• Entries containing “oir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “oir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old French

Alternative forms

• odir (archaic)
• uir, ouir

Etymology

Inherited from Latin audīre.

Pronunciation

• (archaic) IPA^(key): /uˈðiɾ/
• (classical) IPA^(key): /uˈiɾ/

Verb

oir

1. to listen

   Synonym: escouter

2. to hear

   Synonym: entendre

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of oir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		oir			avoir oï
gerund		en oant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		oant
past participle		oï
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	oi	oz	ot	oons	oez	oent
	imperfect	ooie, oeie	ooies, oeies	ooit, oeit	oïiens, oïens	oïiez, oïez	ooient, oeient
	preterite	oï	oïs	oï	oïmes	oïstes	oïrent
	future	orrai, orai	orras, oras	orra, ora	orrons, orons	orroiz, orreiz, orrez, oroiz, oreiz, orez	orront, oront
	conditional	orroie, orreie, oroie, oreie	orroies, orreies, oroies, oreies	orroit, orreit, oroit, oreit	orriiens, orriens, oriiens, oriens	orriiez, orriez, oriiez, oriez	orroient, orreient, oroient, oreient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	oie	oies	oie	oiiens, oions	oiiez	oient
	imperfect	oïsse	oïsses	oïst	oïssons, oïssiens	oïssoiz, oïssez, oïssiez	oïssent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	o, oz, oi	—	oons	oez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: ouyr, oyr
  • French: ouïr (dated)
• Norman: ouir, ouï
• → Middle English: oyes, oyas, oye, hoi (from the French imperative plural oyez)
  • English: oyez

Old Galician-Portuguese

Verb

oir

1. Alternative form of oyr

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔɾʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish óre, hóre, from Latin hōra.

Conjunction

oir

1. since, for, because

   Thog iad teine, oir bha an latha fuar. ― They made a fire since the day was cold.

Synonyms

• (because): a chionn, air sàilleabh, air sgàth, airson, ri linn, thoradh

Etymology 2

From Old Irish ar.

Noun

oir f (genitive singular oire, plural oirean)

1. edge, verge, fringe, margin, border, brink

   oir na creige ― the edge of the cliff

   oir dhìreach ― straight edge

   oir phàipeir ― margin of a paper

   às oir a shùla ― from the corner of his eye

2. rim, brim, lip
3. ledge

   air oir na h-uinneig ― on the window sill

Synonyms

• (edge): iomall
• (rim): iomall

Derived terms

• oir chabhsair
• oir uinneige

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “oir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “óre, (hóre)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language