cíb dhubh

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “black sedge”

Pronunciation

Noun

cíb dhubh f (genitive singular cíbe duibhe)

  1. common sedge, black sedge, Carex nigra

Declension

Declension of cíb dhubh (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cíb dhubh —
vocative a chíb dhubh —
genitive cíbe duibhe —
dative cíb dhubh —
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chíb dhubh —
genitive na cíbe duibhe —
dative leis an gcíb dhubh
don chíb dhubh 		—

Mutation

Mutated forms of cíb dhubh
radical lenition eclipsis
cíb dhubh chíb dhubh gcíb dhubh

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 337, page 116

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