iúr

See also: Iúr

Irish

Alternative forms

• iobhar (obsolete)
• úr

Etymology

From Middle Irish iubar, from Old Irish ibar, from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew”). Cognate with Manx euar and Scottish Gaelic iubhar.

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 singular plural nominative iúr iúir vocative a iúir a iúra genitive iúir iúr dative iúr iúir forms with the definite article 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”)
• 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”)
• Tír an Iúir (“Terenure”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of iúr

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iúr	n-iúr	hiúr	t-iúr

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “iuḃar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 618; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• “iúr”, in Foclóir Nua Gaeilge (in Irish), Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “iúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN