# daor
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish doír, dóer (“servile, unfree, serf”).

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /d̪ˠeːɾˠ/, [d̪ˠëːə̯ɾˠ]
* (Connacht) IPA: /d̪ˠiːɾˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /d̪ˠiːɾˠ/, (older) /d̪ˠɯːɾˠ/

### Adjective

daor (genitive singular masculine daoir, genitive singular feminine daoire, plural daora, comparative daoire)
* unfree; base, servile
* convicted, condemned
* hard, severe; costly (in effort, in suffering)
* dear, high-priced, expensive
    Synonyms: costasach, costasúil

#### Declension

| | Singular | Singular | Plural (m/f) | Plural (m/f) |
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | daor | dhaor | daora; dhaora² | daora; dhaora² |
| Vocative | dhaoir | dhaor | daora | daora |
| Genitive | dhaoir | daoire | daora | daor |
| Dative | daor; dhaor¹ | dhaor; dhaoir (archaic) | daora; dhaora² | daora; dhaora² |
| Comparative | níos daoire | níos daoire | níos daoire | níos daoire |
| Superlative | is daoire | is daoire | is daoire | is daoire |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article. ² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

#### Antonyms

* saor

### Noun

daor m (genitive singular daoir, nominative plural daoir)
* unfree person; slave; helot
* condemned, convicted, person

#### Declension

First declension

#### Derived terms

* daoirse (“servitude; slavery”)

### Verb

daor (present analytic daorann, future analytic daorfaidh, verbal noun daoradh, past participle daortha) (transitive)
* enslave
* convict, condemn

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | daoraim | daorann tú; daorair$^†$ | daorann sé, sí | daoraimid | daorann sibh | daorann siad; daoraid$^†$ | a dhaorann; a dhaoras / a ndaorann* | daortar |
| indicative | past | dhaor mé; dhaoras | dhaor tú; dhaorais | dhaor sé, sí | dhaoramar; dhaor muid | dhaor sibh; dhaorabhair | dhaor siad; dhaoradar | a dhaor / ar dhaor* | daoradh |
| indicative | past habitual | dhaorainn / ndaorainn‡‡ | dhaortá / ndaortá‡‡ | dhaoradh sé, sí / ndaoradh sé, sí‡‡ | dhaoraimis; dhaoradh muid / ndaoraimis‡‡; ndaoradh muid‡‡ | dhaoradh sibh / ndaoradh sibh‡‡ | dhaoraidís; dhaoradh siad / ndaoraidís‡‡; ndaoradh siad‡‡ | a dhaoradh / a ndaoradh* | dhaortaí / ndaortaí‡‡ |
| future | future | daorfaidh mé; daorfad | daorfaidh tú; daorfair$^†$ | daorfaidh sé, sí | daorfaimid; daorfaidh muid | daorfaidh sibh | daorfaidh siad; daorfaid$^†$ | a dhaorfaidh; a dhaorfas / a ndaorfaidh* | daorfar |
| conditional | conditional | dhaorfainn / ndaorfainn‡‡ | dhaorfá / ndaorfá‡‡ | dhaorfadh sé, sí / ndaorfadh sé, sí‡‡ | dhaorfaimis; dhaorfadh muid / ndaorfaimis‡‡; ndaorfadh muid‡‡ | dhaorfadh sibh / ndaorfadh sibh‡‡ | dhaorfaidís; dhaorfadh siad / ndaorfaidís‡‡; ndaorfadh siad‡‡ | a dhaorfadh / a ndaorfadh* | dhaorfaí / ndaorfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go ndaora mé; go ndaorad$^†$ | go ndaora tú; go ndaorair$^†$ | go ndaora sé, sí | go ndaoraimid; go ndaora muid | go ndaora sibh | go ndaora siad; go ndaoraid$^†$ | — | go ndaortar |
| subjunctive | past | dá ndaorainn | dá ndaortá | dá ndaoradh sé, sí | dá ndaoraimis; dá ndaoradh muid | dá ndaoradh sibh | dá ndaoraidís; dá ndaoradh siad | — | dá ndaortaí |
| imperative | imperative | daoraim | daor | daoradh sé, sí | daoraimis | daoraigí; daoraidh$^†$ | daoraidís | — | daortar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | daoradh | daoradh | daoradh | daoradh | daoradh | daoradh | daoradh | daoradh |
| past participle | past participle | daortha | daortha | daortha | daortha | daortha | daortha | daortha | daortha |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “doír”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 15
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 74

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “daor”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish doír, dóer (“servile, unfree”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t̪ɯːɾ/

### Adjective

daor
* expensive
* dear (expensive)

#### Antonyms

* saor

### Noun

daor m
* slave
* earth, land

### Verb

daor
* raise the price, make dearer
* sentence, doom, condemn
* enslave

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “daor”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “doír”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language