deilbh

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Irish

Etymology

Originally the dative of dealbh; from Old Irish delb (“figure, form, image, likeness, statue”).

Pronunciation

Noun

deilbh f (genitive singular deilbhe, nominative plural deilbheacha)

  1. frame, figure
  2. shape, appearance
  3. (weaving) warp

Declension

Declension of deilbh (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative deilbh deilbheacha
vocative a dheilbh a dheilbheacha
genitive deilbhe deilbheacha
dative deilbh deilbheacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an deilbh na deilbheacha
genitive na deilbhe na ndeilbheacha
dative leis an deilbh
don deilbh 		leis na deilbheacha

Synonyms

Derived terms

Noun

deilbh

  1. (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of dealbh

Mutation

Mutated forms of deilbh
radical lenition eclipsis
deilbh dheilbh ndeilbh

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Noun

deilbh m or f

  1. inflection of dealbh:
    1. genitive singular
    2. plural
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