duibhéan

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish dubén (“crow, raven”), from dub (“black”) + én (“bird”); equivalent to dubh (“black”) +‎ éan (“bird”).

Pronunciation

Noun

duibhéan m (genitive singular duibhéin, nominative plural duibhéin)

  1. (Ulster) cormorant
    Synonyms: broigheall, cailleach dhubh, fiach mara

Declension

Declension of duibhéan

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative duibhéan duibhéin
Vocative a dhuibhéin a dhuibhéana
Genitive duibhéin duibhéan
Dative duibhéan duibhéin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an duibhéan na duibhéin
Genitive an duibhéin na nduibhéan
Dative leis an duibhéan

don duibhéan

leis na duibhéin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
duibhéan dhuibhéan nduibhéan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8

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