Īra joug

The name of the river should be linked with Livonian īrva, īra (“doe, female deer”) (compare Estonian hirv, hirbe). This is one of the first toponyms of a place populated by Livonians to be attested – in 1290 as aquam, quae Yrva dicitur.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːrɑˌjoˀuɡ/, [ˈiːrɑˌjo̯ˀuɡ̥]

Īra jo’ug

1. River Irbe, Lielirbe
   • 2012–2013, “Īra joug”, in Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits, editors, Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎^[1], Tartu, Riga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra:

     Īra joug – Īra jõgi – Irbes upe

     River Irbe – River Irbe – River Irbe