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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish ibar, iubar, from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew”).
Pronunciation
Noun
iúr m (genitive singular iúir, nominative plural iúir)
- yew (Taxus spp.)
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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iúr
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n-iúr
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hiúr
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t-iúr
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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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