iora

See also: Iora and -iora

English

Etymology

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Noun

iora (plural ioras)

  1. Any of a group of passerine birds, of the family Aegithinidae, found in India and other parts of Asia

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish íaru, from Proto-Celtic *wiweros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂i-h₂uer, reduplication of *h₂u(e)r. Compare Breton gwiñver, Welsh gwiwer.

Noun

iora m (genitive singular iora, nominative plural ioraí)

  1. squirrel

Derived terms

Noun

iora m (genitive singular iora, nominative plural ioraí)

  1. Alternative form of feire

Declension
Declension of iora

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative iora ioraí
Vocative a iora a ioraí
Genitive iora ioraí
Dative iora ioraí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-iora na hioraí
Genitive an iora na n-ioraí
Dative leis an iora

don iora

 leis na hioraí

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
iora n-iora hiora t-iora
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iora”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “iora” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “iora” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Italian

Noun

iora f (plural iore)

  1. iora

Anagrams
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