Ibéir

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Hibēria, from Ancient Greek Ἰβηρίᾱ (Ibēríā), after the river Ἴβηρος (Íbēros), which itself came from a native Celtiberian name for the river Ebro.

Proper noun

An Ibéir f (genitive na hIbéire)

1. Iberia (a region and peninsula in Europe).

Derived terms

• Ibéarach

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ibéir

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Ibéir	nIbéir	hIbéir	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Ibéir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Ibéir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024