deirfiúr
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- deirbhshiúr (obsolete)
- driofúr (nonstandard)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish derbṡiur, from derb (“certain”) + siur (“sister”), from Proto-Celtic *swesūr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Cork, Kerry) IPA(key): /dʲɾʲəˈfˠuːɾˠ/ (as if spelled driofúr)
- (Muskerry) IPA(key): /dʲɾʲəˈfʲuːɾˠ/ (as if spelled drifiúr, only some speakers)
- (Ring) IPA(key): /dʲɛɾʲəˈfˠuːɾˠ/ (as if spelled deiriofúr)
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɾʲauhəɾˠ/ (as if spelled dreabhthar)
- (Cois Fhairrge) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɾʲauɾˠ/ (as if spelled dreabhthar)
- (West Connemara, South Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɾʲɛhuːɾˠ/ (as if spelled dreithiúr)
- (Achill) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛɾʲəfʲəɾˠ/ (as if spelled deirfear)
- (Erris) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛɾʲəhuːɾˠ/ (as if spelled deirthiúr)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛɾʲəfʲaɾˠ/, /ˈdʲɛɾʲəfʲəɾˠ/ (as if spelled deirfeár or deirfear)
Noun[edit]
deirfiúr f (genitive singular deirféar, nominative plural deirfiúracha)
Declension[edit]
Declension of deirfiúr
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- deirfiúirín m (“heath milkwort”)
Related terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
deirfiúr | dheirfiúr | ndeirfiúr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- "deirfiúr" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “derbsiur” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.