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siúr

siúr

See also: siur

Irish

Alternative forms

siúir

Noun

siúr f ‎(genitive singular siúrach, nominative plural siúracha)

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: seathar

Related terms

deirfiúr

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
siúr	shiúr after an, tsiúr	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“siur” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“siúr” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
"siúr" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.