úirí

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See also: uirí

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish uirge (testicle), from Proto-Celtic *orgyā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁órǵʰis. Cognates include Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis), Old Armenian որձիք (orjikʻ, testicles), Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌 (ərəzi), and Hittite [script needed] (arkiš).

Noun

úirí f (genitive singular úirí, nominative plural úiríocha)

  1. (anatomy) testis, testicle

Declension

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Declension of úirí (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative úirí úiríocha
vocative a úirí a úiríocha
genitive úirí úiríocha
dative úirí úiríocha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an úirí na húiríocha
genitive na húirí na n-úiríocha
dative leis an úirí
don úirí
leis na húiríocha
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Synonyms

Mutation

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Mutated forms of úirí
radicaleclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
úirí n-úirí húirí t-úirí
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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