deartháir

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

PIE word
*dóru
PIE word
*bʰréh₂tēr

From Old Irish derbráthair, from derb (certain) + bráthair (brother), from Proto-Celtic *brātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /dʲɾʲəˈhaːɾʲ/ (as if spelled dreatháir)[1]
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɾʲɑːhəɾʲ/ (as if spelled dreáthair)[2]
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɾʲɑːɾʲ/ (as if spelled dreáir)
  • (West Connemara, South Mayo, Erris) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɾʲiçaːɾʲ/ (as if spelled dricheáir)
  • (Achill) IPA(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠhaɾʲ/ (as if spelled dearthair)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲæːɾˠhaɾʲ/, /ˈdʲæːɾˠhəɾʲ/ (as if spelled deártháir or deárthair)[3]

Noun

deartháir m (genitive singular dearthár, nominative plural deartháireacha)

  1. brother

Declension

Declension of deartháir (irregular)
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an deartháir na deartháireacha
genitive an dearthár na ndeartháireacha
dative leis an deartháir
don deartháir
leis na deartháireacha

Coordinate terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of deartháir
radical lenition eclipsis
deartháir dheartháir ndeartháir

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 17
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 87
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 80, page 33

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