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)

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

• crann iúir (“yew-tree”)
• iúr binne, iúr creige (“juniper”)
• iúr coiteann (“common yew”)
• iúr Éireannach (“Irish, Florence Court, yew”)
• iúr sléibhe (“wood-sage”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with 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