díbheo

Irish

Etymology

From dí- (“de-, dis-”, negative prefix) +‎ beo (“alive, active, lively”).

Adjective

díbheo

1. lifeless, listless, moribund

   Synonym: neamh-anamúil

2. half-dead

   Synonyms: bogmharbh, leathmharbh

Related terms

• díbheocht (“lifelessness, listlessness, moribundity”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of díbheo

radical	lenition	eclipsis
díbheo	dhíbheo	ndíbheo

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díbheo”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “díbheo”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “díbheo”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024