daibhreas

Irish

Alternative forms

• daibhre

Etymology

From Middle Irish daidbres, from Old Irish daidbrius. By surface analysis, daibhir +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɛvʲɾʲəsˠ/

Noun

daibhreas m (genitive singular daibhris)

1. poverty, indigence

Declension

Declension of daibhreas (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative daibhreas vocative a dhaibhris genitive daibhris dative daibhreas forms with the definite article case singular nominative an daibhreas genitive an daibhris dative leis an daibhreas don daibhreas

Synonyms

• bochtaineacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of daibhreas

radical	lenition	eclipsis
daibhreas	dhaibhreas	ndaibhreas

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “daiḃreas; daiḋḃre”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 219
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “daibhreas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN