siur
See also: siúr
Old Irish
    
    Etymology
    
From Proto-Celtic *swesūr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈsʲi.ur/
Declension
    
| Feminine r-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | siur | siairL, sieirL | sethir | 
| Vocative | siur | siairL, sieirL | sethraH | 
| Accusative | siairN, sieirN | siairL, sieirL | sethraH | 
| Genitive | sethar | setharL | setharN | 
| Dative | siairL, sieirL | sethraib | sethraib | 
| Initial mutations of a following adjective: 
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Derived terms
    
Mutation
    
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization | 
| siur | phiur, fiur | unchanged | 
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Note: Old Irish s, when from Proto-Celtic *sɸ- and *sw-, was lenited as /f/ (spelled ⟨ph⟩ or ⟨f⟩), rather than the usual /h/ (spelled ⟨ṡ⟩).
References
    
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “siur”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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