siúr

See also: siur

Irish

Alternative forms

• siúir

Etymology

From Old Irish siur, from Proto-Celtic *swesūr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃuːɾˠ/

Noun

siúr f (genitive singular siúrach or seathar or siúra, nominative plural siúracha or seathracha)

1. sister (nun; a female member of a religious community)

Declension

Declension of siúr (irregular)

bare forms case singular plural nominative siúr siúracha vocative a shiúr a shiúracha genitive siúrach siúracha dative siúr siair (archaic, dialectal) siúracha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tsiúr na siúracha genitive na siúrach na siúracha dative leis an tsiúr leis an tsiair (archaic, dialectal) don tsiúr don tsiair (archaic, dialectal) leis na siúracha

Alternative archaic or dialectal genitive singular forms: seathar, siúra

Related terms

• deirfiúr

Mutation

Mutated forms of siúr

radical	lenition	eclipsis
siúr	shiúr after an, tsiúr	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), “siur”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “siúr”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 649
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “siúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN