dearbhú

Irish

Alternative forms

• dearbhughadh (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /dʲaɾˠəˈvˠuː/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠəwuː/

Noun

dearbhú m (genitive singular dearbhaithe, nominative plural dearbhuithe)

1. verbal noun of dearbhaigh
2. assertion
3. assurance
4. determination
5. declaration

   Synonym: forógra

6. affirmation, statement, witness

   Synonyms: fianacht, finnéacht

Declension

Declension of dearbhú (irregular)

bare forms case singular plural nominative dearbhú dearbhuithe vocative a dhearbhú a dhearbhuithe genitive dearbhaithe dearbhuithe dative dearbhú dearbhuithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an dearbhú na dearbhuithe genitive an dearbhaithe na ndearbhuithe dative leis an dearbhú don dearbhú leis na dearbhuithe

Mutation

Mutated forms of dearbhú

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dearbhú	dhearbhú	ndearbhú

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