ciardhubh

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Irish

Pronunciation

Adjective

ciardhubh (genitive singular masculine chiardhuibh, genitive singular feminine ciardhuibhe, plural ciardhubha, comparative ciardhuibhe)

  1. jet-black, sable
    a duail chiardhubha ― her raven locks

Declension

Declension of ciardhubh
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative ciardhubh chiardhubh ciardhubha;
chiardhubha2
vocative chiardhubh ciardhubha
genitive ciardhubhe ciardhubha ciardhubh
dative ciardhubh;
chiardhubh1 		chiardhubh;
chiardhubh (archaic) 		ciardhubha;
chiardhubha2
Comparative níos ciardhubhe
Superlative is ciardhubhe

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciardhubh
radical lenition eclipsis
ciardhubh chiardhubh gciardhubh

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

References

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