- Dair
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This article is about the letter. For the village in Bahrain, see Al Dair.
Ogham letters Aicme Beithe Aicme Muine ᚁ Beith ᚋ Muin ᚂ Luis ᚌ Gort ᚃ Fearn ᚍ nGéadal ᚄ Sail ᚎ Straif ᚅ Nion ᚏ Ruis Aicme hÚatha Aicme Ailme ᚆ Uath ᚐ Ailm ᚇ Dair ᚑ Onn ᚈ Tinne ᚒ Úr ᚉ Coll ᚓ Eadhadh ᚊ Ceirt ᚔ Iodhadh Forfeda ᚕ Éabhadh ᚖ Ór ᚗ Uilleann ᚘ Ifín ᚚ Peith ᚙ Eamhancholl Dair is the Irish name of the seventh letter of the Ogham alphabet, ᚇ, meaning "oak", which is related to Welsh derw(en). Its Proto-Indo-European root was *deru- 'oak'. Its phonetic value is [d][1].
Dair forms the basis of some first names in Irish Gaelic such as Daire, Dara, Darragh and Daragh.
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Categories:- Ogham letters
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