íaru

== Old Irish == === Etymology === Possibly from Proto-Celtic *wiweros. Alternatively, an "individualising" n-stem meaning "swift one", derived from Proto-Celtic *isaros (“swift”) (a word attested in the names of many rivers in Europe), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ish₂ro-, for which compare Sanskrit इषिर (iṣirá-, “swift”) and Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós, “supernatural”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiːa̯.ɾu/ === Noun === íaru f (genitive íarann, nominative plural íaranna) squirrel, stoat ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Irish: iora Scottish Gaelic: feòrag Manx: fiorag === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “íaru”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language