Dair
Encyclopedia
Dair is the Irish
name of the seventh letter of the Ogham
alphabet, , meaning "oak
", which is related to Welsh
derw(en). Its Proto-Indo-European
root was * 'oak'. Its phonetic value is [d].
Dair forms the basis of some first names in Irish Gaelic such as Daire, Dara, Darragh and Daragh.
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
name of the seventh letter of the Ogham
Ogham
Ogham is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the Old Irish language, and occasionally the Brythonic language. Ogham is sometimes called the "Celtic Tree Alphabet", based on a High Medieval Bríatharogam tradition ascribing names of trees to the individual letters.There are roughly...
alphabet, , meaning "oak
Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
", which is related to Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
derw(en). Its Proto-Indo-European
Proto-Indo-European language
The Proto-Indo-European language is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-European languages, spoken by the Proto-Indo-Europeans...
root was * 'oak'. Its phonetic value is [d].
Dair forms the basis of some first names in Irish Gaelic such as Daire, Dara, Darragh and Daragh.