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Īra joug

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Livonian

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Etymology

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The name of the river should be linked with Livonian īrva, īra (doe, female deer) (compare Estonian hirv, hirbe). This is one of the first toponyms of a place populated by Livonians to be attested – in 1290 as aquam, quae Yrva dicitur.[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Īra jo'ug

  1. River Irbe, Lielirbe

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Kersti Boiko, Ziemeļkurzemes piekrastes lībiešu ciemu vietvārdi in Kersti Boiko's Lībieši – rakstu krājums, page 216