Iorua

Irish

an Iorua

Alternative forms

• Ioruaidh
• Ioruaidhe, Iorruaidhe

Etymology

From Middle Irish Irúaith, probably from Old Norse Hǫrð(ar), a tribe from western Norway.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

An Iorua f (genitive na hIorua)

1. Norway (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)

   Synonym: Ríocht na hIorua

Usage notes

Always preceded by the definite article.

Declension

Declension of Iorua (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Iorua vocative a Iorua genitive Iorua dative Iorua forms with the definite article singular nominative an Iorua genitive na hIorua dative leis an Iorua don Iorua

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of Iorua

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Iorua	nIorua	hIorua	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

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Irúaith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “Iorua”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025