Contionary:letoır

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Middle Annerish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /ˈlʲedˠərʲ/ [ˈʎæd̥ɘɹ]

  • broad ending: /ˈlʲedˠoːrˠ/ [ˈʎæˌd̥oˑɾ]
Inflection of letoır
 Ⅱ ᴍᴀsᴄ.  ɴᴏᴍ. ɢᴇɴ. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
sɢ.  letoır   letura(ʜ)  letuıreʟ  letorʟ
ᴘʟ.  letuıreʟ  letoırɴ  letuırıb   leturaʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.  leturaʜ  letorʟ

Noun

letoır (runic:ᚳᛆᛐᚭᛁᛧ)

  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.

ɴ.ʙ.

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

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