iúr sléibhe

Irish

Alternative forms

  • iubhar sléibhe (obsolete)

Etymology

Literally, “mountain yew”

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈuːɾˠ ˈlʲeːvʲə/[1] (with nonstandard lenition of the second word, i.e. iúr shléibhe)

Noun

iúr sléibhe m (genitive singular iúir shléibhe, nominative plural iúir shléibhe)

  1. wood sage (Teucrium scorodonia)

Mutation

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

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 85

Further reading

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