From Old Irish delb (“figure, form, image, likeness, statue”), from Proto-Celtic *delwā, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to split”); compare Welsh delw.
dealbh f (genitive singular deilbhe, nominative plural dealbha)
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From Middle Irish delb, a later spelling of Old Irish delam (“without wealth, poor, indigent”, adjective), from de- (“without”, privative prefix) + alam (“herd, flock”).
dealbh (genitive singular masculine dealbh, genitive singular feminine deilbhe, plural dealbha, comparative deilbhe)
| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | dealbh | dhealbh | dealbha; dhealbha2 | |
| vocative | dhealbh | dealbha | ||
| genitive | deilbhe | dealbha | dealbh | |
| dative | dealbh; dhealbh1 |
dhealbh; dhealbh (archaic) |
dealbha; dhealbha2 | |
| Comparative | níos deilbhe | |||
| Superlative | is deilbhe | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| dealbh | dhealbh | ndealbh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
From Old Irish delb (“figure, form, image, likeness, statue”), from Proto-Celtic *delwā, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to split”); compare Welsh delw.
dealbh m or f (genitive singular dealbha or deilbh, plural dealbhan or dealbhannan or deilbh)
dealbh (past dhealbh, future dealbhaidh, verbal noun dealbhadh, past participle dealbhta)
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| dealbh | dhealbh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.