iúr

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)

  1. yew (Taxus spp.)

Declension

Declension of iúr (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative iúr iúir
vocative a iúir a iúra
genitive iúir iúr
dative iúr iúir
forms with the definite article
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, 2013–2025
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