eire

See also: Eire, Éire, and Eiré

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

eire

1. inflection of eiern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Irish

Noun

eire m (genitive singular eire, nominative plural eirí)

1. a load, burden

Synonyms

• ualach

Middle English

Noun

eire

1. alternative form of eyre

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• eiri

Etymology

From Latin herī (“yesterday”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈei̯.ɾe/

Adverb

eire

1. yesterday
   • 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Juião Bolseiro, B 1166: Da noite d'eire poderan fazer (facsimile)

     E poys meu eyre sẽlheira deitey / A noyte foy e uẽo e durou

     And yesterday when I laid me down, alone, the night came and wore slowly on.

Synonyms

• oonte

See also

• cras
• oge