iúr

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See also: Iúr

Irish

Alternative forms

iobhar (obsolete)
úr

Etymology

From Old Irish ibar, iubar, from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uːɾˠ/

Noun

iúr m (genitive singular iúir, nominative plural iúir)

yew (Taxus spp.)

Declension

Declension of iúr (first declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	iúr	iúir
vocative	a iúir	a iúra
genitive	iúir	iúr
dative	iúr	iúir

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an t-iúr	na hiúir
genitive	an iúir	na n-iúr
dative	leis an iúr don iúr	leis na hiúir

Derived terms

an tIúr (“Newry”)
Cathair an Iúir (“Newry”)
crann iúir (“yew-tree”)
iúr binne (“juniper”)
Iúr Cinn Trá (“Newry”)
iúr coiteann (“common yew”)
iúr creige (“juniper”)
iúr Éireannach (“Irish, Florence Court, yew”)
iúr sléibhe (“wood-sage”)
iúrach (“made of yew”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *iúr*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iúr	n-iúr	hiúr	t-iúr

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) “iúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
“yew”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024

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