iora
English edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
iora (plural ioras)
- Any of a group of passerine birds, of the family Aegithinidae, found in India and other parts of Asia
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish íaru, from Proto-Celtic *wiweros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂i-h₂uer, reduplication of *h₂u(e)r. Compare Breton gwiñver, Welsh gwiwer.
Noun edit
iora m (genitive singular iora, nominative plural ioraí)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
iora m (genitive singular iora, nominative plural ioraí)
- Alternative form of feire
Declension edit
Declension of iora
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
iora | n-iora | hiora | t-iora |
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) “iora”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “iora” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “iora” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Italian edit
Noun edit
iora f (plural iore)