iúr sléibhe
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “mountain yew”
Pronunciation edit
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈuːɾˠ ˈlʲeːvʲə/[1] (with nonstandard lenition of the second word, i.e. iúr shléibhe)
Noun edit
iúr sléibhe m (genitive singular iúir shléibhe, nominative plural iúir shléibhe)
Mutation edit
| 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. | |||
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 85
Further reading edit
- 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