Contionary:letoır

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Middle Annerish

Etymology

Formally from Celtic *letos and Proto-Germanic *dōgurą ("mid-day"), though probably prefixed with *mid- originally.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /ˈlʲeðˠɪrʲ/ [ˈʎæðɘɹ]

  • broad ending: /ˈlʲeðˠoːrˠ/ [ˈʎæˌðoˑɾ]
Inflection of letoır
 Ⅱ ᴍᴀsᴄ.  sɢ. ᴘʟ. ᴄᴏʟ.
ɴᴏᴍ.  ledoır   leduıreʟ  leduraʜ
ɢᴇɴ.'  leduraʜ  ledoırɴ  ledorʟ
ᴀᴛ.  ledoırʟ  leduraıb   leduraıb 
ᴏᴄ.  ledorʟ  leduıreʟ  leduraʟ

Noun

ledoır (runic:ᚳᛆᚿᚭᛁᛧ)

  1. The period between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
  2. Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, noon.

Usage Notes

According to the Bésgnae Béırle, nouns ending in -oır belong to the second declension despite their irregularities, but Bernthaler groups these into a separate declension.

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