urú

See also uru, and úrú

Irish

Alternative forms

• urdhubhadh (obsolete)

Etymology

From ur- (“before, over”) +‎ dubhadh (“blackening, darkening”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ʊɾˠuː]

Noun

urú m (genitive uraithe, nominative plural uruithe)

1. Verbal noun of uraigh.
2. (astronomy) eclipse
3. (linguistics) eclipsis, nasalization

Declension

Declension of urú

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative urú uruithe Vocative a urú a uruithe Genitive uraithe uruithe Dative urú uruithe

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-urú na huruithe Genitive an uraithe na n-uruithe Dative leis an urú don urú leis na huruithe

Synonyms

• (eclipse): éiclips

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
urú	n-urú	hurú	t-urú
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.