tìr - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tir"
Scottish Gaelic
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Etymology
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From Old Irish tír, from Proto-Celtic *tīros, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”), i.e. "dry land" as opposed to lake or sea.
Noun
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tìr f (genitive singular tìre, plural tìrean)
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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- àrd-thìr (“highland”, noun)
- àrd-thìreach (“highland”, adjective)
- cruth-tìre (“landscape”)
- muir-thìreach (“amphibian; amphibious”)
- tìr-mòr (“mainland”)