Irish word

soir

east

adjectivemasculine/sˠiɾʲ/

soir means “east” in Irish and is used as a adjective. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /sˠiɾʲ/.

Mutation forms

Chuaigh mé soir go Baile Átha Cliath.

I went up to Dublin.

Leathfaidh an bháisteach soir i rith an lae.

The rain will spread east during the day.

Tá mé ag dul soir go Gaillimh inniu tar éis na hoibre

I am going over [literally, "eastwards"] to Galway today after work.

Cónaím cúpla ciliméadar soir an bóthar.

I live a couple kilometers up (eastwards) the road.

Bhí gaineamh do gach leith dínn soir siar, thuaidh theas.

There was sand to every side of us, east and west, north and south.

Travel

díreach

erect

siar

westerly

thiar

west

thuaidh

north

theas

south

eaglasta

church

coimhthíoch

shy

aireach

careful

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