iúr

Irish

Alternative forms

iobhar (obsolete)
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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)

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

Terms derived from iúr

crann iúir (“yew-tree”)
iúr binne, iúr creige (“juniper”)

iúr coiteann (“common yew”)
iúr Éireannach (“Irish, Florence Court, yew”)

iúr sléibhe (“wood-sage”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iúr	n-iúr	hiúr	t-iúr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"iúr" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“yew” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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