doirb

Irish

Alternative forms

• dairb, darbh, doirbh, druib, duirb

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɪɾʲəbʲ/

Noun

doirb f (genitive singular doirbe, nominative plural doirbeacha)

1. small insect or worm, especially one that lives in water; water beetle

Declension

Declension of doirb (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative doirb doirbeacha vocative a dhoirb a dhoirbeacha genitive doirbe doirbeacha dative doirb doirbeacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an doirb na doirbeacha genitive na doirbe na ndoirbeacha dative leis an doirb don doirb leis na doirbeacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of doirb

radical	lenition	eclipsis
doirb	dhoirb	ndoirb

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dorb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dairb”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 220
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “doirbh”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 254
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “doirb”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN