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Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
Uí m
- (in surnames) genitive singular of Ó
- (in historical sept names) nominative plural of Ó
Mutation
Mutated forms of Uí
| radical |
eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| Uí
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nUí
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hUí
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not applicable
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Uí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “O'”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024