altóir

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish altóir f (compare Scottish Gaelic altair), borrowed from Latin altar, altāre, altaria, from adoleō (“I burn”), influenced in form by altus (“high”). === Noun === altóir f (genitive singular altóra or altórach, nominative plural altóirí or altóracha) altar funeral offering ==== Declension ==== Alternative declension ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “altóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “altóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language