| PIE word |
|---|
| *dóru |
From Old Irish derb (“sure, certain, fixed, determinate”).
dearbh (genitive singular masculine deirbh, genitive singular feminine deirbhe, plural dearbha, comparative deirbhe)
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dearbh | dhearbh | dearbha; dhearbha² | |
| Vocative | dheirbh | dearbha | ||
| Genitive | deirbhe | dearbha | dearbh | |
| Dative | dearbh; dhearbh¹ |
dhearbh; dheirbh (archaic) |
dearbha; dhearbha² | |
| Comparative | níos deirbhe | |||
| Superlative | is deirbhe | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dearbh | dhearbh | ndearbh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
From Old Irish derb (“sure, certain, fixed, determinate”).
dearbh
dearbh (past dhearbh, future dearbhaidh, verbal noun dearbhadh, past participle dearbhte)
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| dearbh | dhearbh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |