# oir
## Catalan
### Alternative forms

* oure (archaic, dialectal)

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin audīre, 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

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [uˈi]
* IPA: (Valencia) [oˈiɾ]
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

oir (first-person singular present oeixo, first-person singular preterite oí, past participle oït)
* to hear

#### Conjugation

    Archaic forms:
   * infinitive oure, future ouré etc.
   * present indicative oig, ous, ou, oïm, oïu, ouen
   * present subjunctive oja etc.

#### Related terms

* oïble
* oïda
* oïdor
* oïent
* oiment
* oint

### References

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

### Further reading

* “oir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “oir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “oir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “oir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from French hoir.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

oir n (uncountable)
* descendant

## Irish
### Alternative forms

* feil (Connacht)
* foir (Ulster)
* oil

### Etymology

From Middle Irish oirid (“to suit”).

### Verb

oir (present analytic oireann, future analytic oirfidh, verbal noun oiriúint, past participle oirthe)
* (intransitive) suit, fit, become

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | oirim | oireann tú; oirir$^†$ | oireann sé, sí | oirimid | oireann sibh | oireann siad; oirid$^†$ | a oireann; a oireas / a n-oireann* | oirtear |
| indicative | 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$^†$ |
| indicative | past habitual | d'oirinn / oirinn‡; n-oirinn‡‡ | d'oirteá / oirteá‡; n-oirteá‡‡ | d'oireadh sé, sí / oireadh sé, sí‡; n-oireadh sé, sí‡‡ | 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-oirtí‡‡ |
| future | 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* | oirfear |
| conditional | conditional | d'oirfinn / oirfinn‡; n-oirfinn‡‡ | d'oirfeá / oirfeá‡; n-oirfeá‡‡ | d'oirfeadh sé, sí / oirfeadh sé, sí‡; n-oirfeadh sé, sí‡‡ | 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-oirfí‡‡ |
| 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 |
| subjunctive | 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 | imperative | oirim | oir | oireadh sé, sí | oirimis | oirigí; oiridh$^†$ | oiridís | — | oirtear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | oiriúint | oiriúint | oiriúint | oiriúint | oiriúint | oiriúint | oiriúint | oiriúint |
| past participle | past participle | oirthe | oirthe | oirthe | oirthe | oirthe | oirthe | oirthe | 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

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “oir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oirid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### Further reading

* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “oir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “oir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Old French
### Alternative forms

* odir (archaic)
* uir, ouir

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin audīre.

### Pronunciation

* (archaic) IPA: /uˈðiɾ/
* (classical) IPA: /uˈiɾ/

### Verb

oir
* to listen
    Synonym: escouter
* to hear
    Synonym: entendre

#### 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.

#### Descendants

* Middle French: ouyr, oyr
** French: ouïr (dated)
* Norman: ouir, ouï
* → Middle English: oyes, oyas, oye, hoi (from the French imperative plural oyez)
** English: oyez

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Verb

oir
* Alternative form of oyr

## Scottish Gaelic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔɾʲ/

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish óre, hóre, from Latin hōra.

#### Conjunction

oir
* since, for, because
    Thog iad teine, oir bha an latha fuar. ― They made a fire since the day was cold.

##### Synonyms

* (because): a chionn, air sàilleabh, air sgàth, airson, ri linn, thoradh

### Etymology 2

From Old Irish ar.

#### Noun

oir f (genitive singular oire, plural oirean)
* 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
* rim, brim, lip
* ledge
    air oir na h-uinneig ― on the window sill

##### Synonyms

* (edge): iomall
* (rim): iomall

##### Derived terms

* oir chabhsair
* oir uinneige

### References

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “oir”, 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), “óre, (hóre)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language