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

Mutated forms of cearrbhach
radical lenition eclipsis
cearrbhach chearrbhach gcearrbhach

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, § 197, page 75

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