inneoir

Irish

Alteration of inneoin through dissimilation and/or association with the suffix -óir.

(Ulster) IPA^(key): (South Donegal) /ˈin̠ʲæɾʲ/^[1], /ˈɨn̠ʲɛɾʲ/^[2]; (North Donegal) /ˈɨn̠ʲəɾˠ/ (as if spelled innear)^[3]

inneoir f (genitive singular inneora, nominative plural inneoracha)

Declension of inneoir (third declension)

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an inneoir	na hinneoracha
genitive	na hinneora	na n-inneoracha
dative	leis an inneoir don inneoir	leis na hinneoracha

Mutated forms of *inneoir*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
inneoir	n-inneoir	hinneoir	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 251, page 90
^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 254, page 89; reprinted 1979
^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 271