Iorua

Iorua

Irish

an Iorua

Alternative forms

• Ioruaidh[1]
• Ioruaidhe, Iorruaidhe[2]

Etymology

From Middle Irish Irúaith.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɪˈɾˠuə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɪɾˠuə/

Proper noun

An Iorua f (genitive na hIorua)

1. Norway

   Synonym: Ríocht na hIorua

Usage notes

Always preceded by the definite article.

Declension

Declension of Iorua

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Iorua Vocative a Iorua Genitive Iorua Dative Iorua

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Iorua Genitive na hIorua Dative leis an Iorua don Iorua

Derived terms

• Ioruach m (“Norwegian”)
• Ioruach (“Norwegian”, adjective)
• Ioruais f (“the Norwegian language”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Iorua	nIorua	hIorua	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

1. “Norway” in English–Irish Dictionary by Tomás de Bhaldraithe
2. Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “Ioruaiḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Irúaith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “Iorua” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.