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:

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
  • 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
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
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “yew”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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