deirfiúr

Irish

Alternative forms

deirbhshiúr (obsolete)
driofúr (nonstandard)

Etymology

PIE word
*dóru

From Middle Irish derbṡiur,^[1] from Old Irish derb (“certain”) + siur (“sister”), from Proto-Celtic *swesūr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

(Munster)
- (Waterford) IPA^(key): /dʲeɾʲəˈfˠuːɾˠ/, /dʲəɾʲəˈfˠuːɾˠ/^[2]
- (Cork, Kerry) IPA^(key): /dʲɾʲəˈfˠuːɾˠ/^[3]^[4]
(Connacht)
- (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɾʲauhəɾˠ/^[5], (less often) /ˈdʲɾʲehuːɾˠ/^[6]
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɾʲauɾˠ/^[7]
- (Tourmakeady) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɾʲehuːɾˠ/^[8]
- (Erris) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲeɾʲ(ə)huːɾˠ/^[9]
- (Achill) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲeɾʲəfʲəɾˠ/^[10]
(Ulster)
- (Teelin) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲeɾʲəfʲæɾˠ/^[11]
- (Glenties) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲeɾʲəfʲəɾˠ/^[12], /ˈdʲɪɾʲəfʲəɾˠ/^[13]
- (Rosguill) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲeɾʲəfʲəɾˠ/^[14]
- (Gweedore, Tory Island) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲeɾʲəfʲaɾˠ/^[15], /ˈdʲeɾʲəvʲaɾˠ/^[15]^[16]

Noun

deirfiúr f (genitive singular deirféar, nominative plural deirfiúracha)

sister

Declension

Declension of deirfiúr (irregular)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	deirfiúr	deirfiúracha
vocative	a dheirfiúr	a dheirfiúracha
genitive	deirféar	deirfiúracha
dative	deirfiúr deirfír (archaic, dialectal)	deirfiúracha

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an deirfiúr	na deirfiúracha
genitive	na deirféar	na ndeirfiúracha
dative	leis an deirfiúr leis an deirfír (archaic, dialectal) don deirfiúr don deirfír (archaic, dialectal)	leis na deirfiúracha

Coordinate terms

deartháir (“brother”)

Derived terms

deirfiúirín m (“heath milkwort”)

Related terms

siúr

Mutation

Mutated forms of *deirfiúr*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
deirfiúr	dheirfiúr	ndeirfiúr

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

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “derbsiur”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 553.2, page 145
^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968), The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 242, page 67; reprinted 1988
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 52, page 28
^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 87
^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 269
^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 329
^ de Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 345, page 67
^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 191, page 44
^ Stockman, Gerard (1974), The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 984, page 105
^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 445 B (b), page 164; reprinted 1979
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 319, page 112
^ Hughes, A. J. (1986) The Gaelic of Tangaveane and Commeen, County Donegal (texts, phonology, aspects of grammar and a vocabulary) (doctoral thesis), Faculty of Arts, Queen’s University of Belfast, page 194
^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979), Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 254
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 Sommerfelt, Alf (1922), The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania [Oslo]: Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 15, page 9
^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974), A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 267