derbráthair

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• derbráthir

Etymology

derb- +‎ bráthair

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲerbraːθirʲ/

Noun

derbráthair m

1. (rare until Middle Irish) brother (by blood)

Inflection

Masculine r-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	derbráthair	derbráthairL	derbráithir
vocative	derbráthair	derbráthairL	derbráithrea
accusative	derbráthairN	derbráthairL	derbráithrea
genitive	derbráthar	derbráthar	derbrátharN, derbráithreN
dative	derbráthairL	derbráithrib	derbráithrib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish: derbráthair
  • Irish: deartháir
  • Manx: jarroo-vraar

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “derbráthair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language