-úr

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish -bhar.

Suffix

-úr m

  1. collective suffix, used to form groups of objects
    duille (leaf) + ‎-úr → ‎duilliúr (foliage)

Declension

Declension of -úr (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative -úr -úir
vocative a -úir a -úra
genitive -úir -úr
dative -úr -úir
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an -úr na -úir
genitive an -úir na -úr
dative leis an -úr
don -úr
leis na -úir

Derived terms