iúr
See also: Iúr
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish ibar, iubar, from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editiúr m (genitive singular iúir, nominative plural iúir)
Declension
editDeclension of iúr
Derived terms
edit- an tIúr (“Newry”)
- Cathair an Iúir (“Newry”)
- crann iúir (“yew-tree”)
- iúr binne (“juniper”)
- Iúr Cinn Trá (“Newry”)
- iúr coiteann (“common yew”)
- iúr creige (“juniper”)
- iúr Éireannach (“Irish, Florence Court, yew”)
- iúr sléibhe (“wood-sage”)
- iúrach (“made of yew”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
iúr | n-iúr | hiúr | t-iúr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “yew”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024