dáir

Irish (Donegal)

/d̪ˠɑːɾʲ/, /d̪ˠæːɾʲ/

noun

Definitions

heat eagerness to mate, in cows

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Irish dair inherited from Old Irish dáir (heat, bulling) inherited from Proto-Celtic *daryeti (leap upon) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰr̥h₃-yé-ti.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰr̥h₃-yé-ti

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*dʰr̥h₃-yé-ti Proto-Indo-European
athdháir Irish
*dârô Old Irish
athdáir Old Irish
dáir Old Irish
dàir Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
*daryeti Proto-Celtic
dair Middle Irish

athdháir