duilliúr

Irish

Alternative forms

• duileabhar, duilleabhar (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish duillebar (“foliage”). By surface analysis, duille (“leaf”) +‎ -úr.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /dʲəˈlʲuːɾˠ/ (as if spelled dilliúr)
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɪl̠ʲuːɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɪl̠ʲuɾˠ/

Noun

duilliúr m (genitive singular duilliúir)

1. leaves
2. foliage

   Synonym: clúmh

3. greenery

Declension

Declension of duilliúr

First declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an duilliúr Genitive an duilliúir Dative leis an duilliúr don duilliúr

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
duilliúr	dhuilliúr	nduilliúr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “duilliúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “duilliúr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “duilliúr”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024