oir

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

Catalan

Alternative forms
  • (archaic, dialectal) oure

Etymology

From Latin audīre, present active infinitive of audiō, 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
  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /uˈi/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /oˈiɾ/
  • Audio(file)

Verb

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

  1. to hear

Conjugation
Conjugation of oir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)
infinitive oir
present participle 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
— oeix oeixi oïm oïu oeixin
Archaic forms:[1]
  • infinitive oure, future ouré etc.
  • present indicative oig, ous, ou, oïm, oïu, ouen
  • present subjunctive oja etc.

References
  1. “oir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish oirid (“is suited or adapted (to), corresponds (to), is in keeping (with)”).

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) suit, fit, become

Conjugation
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
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith 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

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
  • audir (10th century, attested in the third-person singular and the past participle audit)
  • oïr (diaereses are not universally used in scholarly transcriptions of Old French)

Etymology

From Latin audīre, present active infinitive of audiō.

Verb

oir

  1. to listen (to)
  2. to hear

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 Use the gerund of avoir followed by the 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 Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the 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 Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— o, oz, oi — oons oez —

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Middle French: ouyr, ouïr
  • Norman: ouir, ouï

Old Portuguese

Verb

oir

  1. Alternative form of oyr

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔir/

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.

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
Derived terms

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “oir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 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
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