dearbh

See also: dearbh-

Irish

Etymology
PIE word
*dóru

From Old Irish derb (“sure, certain, fixed, determinate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠəvˠ/

Adjective

dearbh (genitive singular masculine deirbh, genitive singular feminine deirbhe, plural dearbha, comparative deirbhe)

  1. sure, certain

Declension
Declension of dearbh
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive 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
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dearbh dhearbh ndearbh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish derb (“sure, certain, fixed, determinate”).

Adjective

dearbh

  1. same, very, exact
    Is e sin an dearbh rud a tha dhìth oirnn. ― That's the very thing we need.

Derived terms

Verb

dearbh (past dhearbh, future dearbhaidh, verbal noun dearbhadh, past participle dearbhte)

  1. to try, to test
  2. to prove

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
dearbhdhearbh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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