dearbh
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See also: dearbh-
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]PIE word |
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*dóru |
From Old Irish derb (“sure, certain, fixed, determinate”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dearbh (genitive singular masculine deirbh, genitive singular feminine deirbhe, plural dearbha, comparative deirbhe)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | dearbh | dhearbh | dearbha; dhearbha2 | |
vocative | dheirbh | dearbha | ||
genitive | deirbhe | dearbha | dearbh | |
dative | dearbh; dhearbh1 |
dhearbh; dheirbh (archaic) |
dearbha; dhearbha2 | |
Comparative | níos deirbhe | |||
Superlative | is deirbhe |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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dearbh | dhearbh | ndearbh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish derb (“sure, certain, fixed, determinate”).
Adjective
[edit]dearbh
Derived terms
[edit]- dearbh-aithne (“identity”)
- dearbh-alcol (“absolute alcohol”)
- dearbh-theodhachd (“absolute temperature”)
- gu dearbh (“indeed”)
Verb
[edit]dearbh (past dhearbh, future dearbhaidh, verbal noun dearbhadh, past participle dearbhte)
Derived terms
[edit]- dearbhair-litreachaidh (“spell checker”)
- dearbh-bhriathar (“axiom, dogma”)
Mutation
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- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *dóru
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish adjectives
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives
- Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples
- Scottish Gaelic verbs