iúr sléibhe

Irish

Alternative forms

• iubhar sléibhe (obsolete)

Etymology

iúr sléibhe

Literally, “mountain yew”

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈuːɾˠ ˈlʲeːvʲə/ (with nonstandard lenition of the second word, i.e. iúr shléibhe)

Noun

iúr sléibhe m (genitive singular iúir shléibhe, nominative plural iúir shléibhe)

1. wood sage (Teucrium scorodonia)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “iuḃar sléiḃe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 411
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iúr sléibhe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN