deirfiúr

Irish

Alternative forms

• deirbhshiúr (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish derbṡiur, from derb (“certain”) +‎ siur (“sister”), from Proto-Celtic *swesūr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA: [dʲɾʲəˈfˠuːɾˠ]
• (Aran) IPA: [ˈdʲrʲauhərˠ]
• (Cois Fhairrge) IPA: [ˈdʲrʲaurˠ]
• (West Connemara, South Mayo) IPA: [ˈdʲɾʲehuːɾˠ]
• (Achill) IPA: [ˈdʲeɾʲəfʲəɾˠ]
• (Ulster) IPA: [ˈdʲeɾʲəfʲaɾˠ], [ˈdʲeɾʲəfʲəɾˠ]

Noun

deirfiúr f (genitive deirféar, nominative plural deirfiúracha)

1. sister

Declension

Declension of deirfiúr

Irregular

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative deirfiúr deirfiúracha Vocative a dheirfiúr a dheirfiúracha Genitive deirféar deirfiúracha Dative deirfiúr deirfiúracha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an deirfiúr na deirfiúracha Genitive na deirféar na ndeirfiúracha Dative leis an deirfiúr don deirfiúr leis na deirfiúracha

Coordinate terms

• deartháir

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
deirfiúr	dheirfiúr	ndeirfiúr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.