PIE word |
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*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) | |||
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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.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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dearbh | dhearbh | ndearbh |
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 derb (“sure, certain, fixed, determinate”).
dearbh
dearbh (past dhearbh, future dearbhaidh, verbal noun dearbhadh, past participle dearbhte)