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)

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
  • 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
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith 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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