duibhéan
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish dubén (“crow, raven”), from dub (“black”) + én (“bird”); equivalent to dubh (“black”) + éan (“bird”).
Noun
duibhéan m (genitive singular duibhéin, nominative plural duibhéin)
- (Ulster) cormorant
- Synonyms: broigheall, cailleach dhubh, fiach mara
Declension
Declension of duibhéan
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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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. | ||
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “dub”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “268” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "duibhéan" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8.
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