díbheo
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dí- (“de-, dis-”, negative prefix) + beo (“alive, active, lively”).
Adjective
[edit]díbheo
- lifeless, listless, moribund
- Synonym: neamh-anamúil
- half-dead
- Synonyms: bogmharbh, leathmharbh
Related terms
[edit]- díbheocht (“lifelessness, listlessness, moribundity”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
díbheo | dhíbheo | ndíbheo |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- 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