dearbh

See also: dearbh-

Irish

Etymology

PIE word
*dóru
Category:Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#DEARBHCategory:Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *dóru#DEARBH

From Old IrishCategory:Irish terms inherited from Old Irish#DEARBHCategory:Irish terms derived from Old Irish#DEARBH derb (sure, certain, fixed, determinate).

Pronunciation

Adjective

dearbh (genitive singular masculine deirbh, genitive singular feminine deirbhe, plural dearbha, comparative deirbhe)Category:Irish lemmas#DEARBHCategory:Irish adjectives#DEARBHCategory:Irish entries with incorrect language header#DEARBHCategory:Pages with entries#DEARBHCategory:Pages with 2 entries#DEARBH

  1. sure, certain

Declension

Declension of dearbh
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dearbh dhearbh dearbha;
dhearbha2
vocative dheirbh dearbha
genitive deirbhe dearbha dearbh
dative dearbh;
dhearbh1
dhearbh;
dheirbh (archaic)
dearbha;
dhearbha2
Comparative níos deirbhe
Superlative is deirbhe

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of dearbh
radical lenition eclipsis
dearbh dhearbh ndearbh

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

Etymology

From Old IrishCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish#DEARBHCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish#DEARBH derb (sure, certain, fixed, determinate).

Adjective

dearbhCategory:Scottish Gaelic lemmas#DEARBHCategory:Scottish Gaelic adjectives#DEARBHCategory:Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header#DEARBHCategory:Pages with entries#DEARBHCategory:Pages with 2 entries#DEARBH

  1. same, very, exact
    Is e sin an dearbh rud a tha dhìth oirnn.That's the very thing we need.Category:Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples#DEARBH

Derived terms

Verb

dearbh (past dhearbh, future dearbhaidh, verbal noun dearbhadh, past participle dearbhte)Category:Scottish Gaelic lemmas#DEARBHCategory:Scottish Gaelic verbs#DEARBHCategory:Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header#DEARBHCategory:Pages with entries#DEARBHCategory:Pages with 2 entries#DEARBH

  1. to try, to test
  2. to prove

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of dearbh
radical lenition
dearbhdhearbh

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

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