Iorua

Irish

Alternative forms

  • Ioruaidh[1]
  • Ioruaidhe, Iorruaidhe[2]

Etymology

From Middle Irish Irúaith, probably from Old Norse Hǫrð(ar), a tribe from western Norway.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

An Iorua f (genitive na hIorua)

  1. Norway (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)
    Synonym: Ríocht na hIorua

Usage notes

Always preceded by the definite article.

Declension

Declension of Iorua (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Iorua
vocative a Iorua
genitive Iorua
dative Iorua
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Iorua
genitive na hIorua
dative leis an Iorua
don Iorua

Derived terms

  • Ioruach (“Norwegian”, adjective)
  • Ioruach m (“Norwegian”)
  • Ioruais f (“the Norwegian language”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Iorua
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Iorua nIorua hIorua not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Norway”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  2. ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Ioruaiḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 615; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN

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