treoir

Irish (Donegal)

[tʲɾʲoːrʲ]

noun
Definitions
  • guidance, direction, instruction, directive
  • indicator, gauge, index
  • movement, progress; effort, strength; help
  • (artillery) sight

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Irish treorach inherited from Proto-Celtic *treg-ri derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)treg- (rigid, be stiff, strong).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)treg-

Gloss

rigid, be stiff, strong

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Property

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