daoirse

== Irish == === Alternative forms === daoirseacht f daoirsine f === Etymology === From Old Irish doíre (“captivity, slavery, bondage”), possibly altered through analogy with saoirse (“freedom, liberty”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠiːɾˠʃə/ === Noun === daoirse f (genitive singular daoirse) slavery, bondage; servitude, oppression alternative form of daoire (“dearness, costliness”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “daoirse”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “doíre”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language