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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)
- frame, figure
- shape, appearance
- (weaving) warp
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
Noun
deilbh
- (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of dealbh
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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deilbh
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dheilbh
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ndeilbh
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 77
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deilbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 55
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Noun
deilbh m or f
- inflection of dealbh:
- genitive singular
- plural