anúra

Irish

Etymology

From New Latin Anoura, Anura (name of the order of amphibians), or from French Anoures (name of a family of amphibians), from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) (from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not”)) + Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érsos (“backside, buttocks”)).

Noun

anúra m (genitive singular anúra, nominative plural anúraí)

1. (zoology) anuran

Declension

Declension of anúra

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative anúra anúraí Vocative a anúra a anúraí Genitive anúra anúraí Dative anúra anúraí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-anúra na hanúraí Genitive an anúra na n-anúraí Dative leis an anúra don anúra leis na hanúraí

Derived terms

• anúrach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
anúra	n-anúra	hanúra	t-anúra
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “anúra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN