cearrbhach

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Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

cearrbhach m (genitive singular cearrbhaigh, nominative plural cearrbhaigh)

  1. cardplayer, gambler
    Is maith an cearrbhach é.
    He is a good cardplayer.

Declension

Declension of cearrbhach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cearrbhach cearrbhaigh
Vocative a chearrbhaigh a chearrbhacha
Genitive cearrbhaigh cearrbhach
Dative cearrbhach cearrbhaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cearrbhach na cearrbhaigh
Genitive an chearrbhaigh na gcearrbhach
Dative leis an gcearrbhach

don chearrbhach

leis na cearrbhaigh

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cearrbhach chearrbhach gcearrbhach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 197, page 75

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