dearbhaigh

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish derbaid (certifies, proves, confirms, attests) or derbaigid (makes certain, confirms, verifies). By surface analysis, dearbh +‎ -igh.

Pronunciation

Verb

dearbhaigh (present analytic dearbhaíonn, future analytic dearbhóidh, verbal noun dearbhú, past participle dearbhaithe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) affirm, declare
    Synonym: deimhnigh
  2. (transitive, intransitive, law) affirm
    Synonyms: daingnigh, dearbhasc, fógair
  3. (transitive) assert
    Synonym: deimhnigh
  4. (transitive) confirm
    Synonym: deimhnigh
  5. (transitive, government, politics) confirm, ratify
    Synonyms: daingnigh, deimhnigh
  6. (transitive) determine

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dearbhaigh dhearbhaigh ndearbhaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 77

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