deilbh

Irish

Etymology

Originally the dative of dealbh; from Old Irish delb (“figure, form, image, likeness, statue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɛlʲəvʲ/

Noun

deilbh f (genitive singular deilbhe, nominative plural deilbheacha)

1. frame, figure
2. shape, appearance
3. (weaving) warp

Declension

Declension of deilbh (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative deilbh deilbheacha vocative a dheilbh a dheilbheacha genitive deilbhe deilbheacha dative deilbh deilbheacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an deilbh na deilbheacha genitive na deilbhe na ndeilbheacha dative leis an deilbh don deilbh leis na deilbheacha

Synonyms

• (warp): dlúth

Derived terms

• deilbhéir
• deilbhigh
• deilbhín
• deilbhíocht

Noun

deilbh

1. (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of dealbh

Mutation

Mutated forms of deilbh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
deilbh	dheilbh	ndeilbh

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

Further reading

• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 77
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deilbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 55

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲelev/

Noun

deilbh m or f

1. inflection of dealbh:
   1. genitive singular
   2. plural