dearbhaigh
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish derbaid (“certifies, proves, confirms, attests”) or derbaigid (“makes certain, confirms, verifies”). By surface analysis, dearbh + -igh.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
dearbhaigh (present analytic dearbhaíonn, future analytic dearbhóidh, verbal noun dearbhú, past participle dearbhaithe)
- (transitive, intransitive) affirm, declare
- Synonym: deimhnigh
- (transitive, intransitive, law) affirm
- (transitive) assert
- Synonym: deimhnigh
- (transitive) confirm
- Synonym: deimhnigh
- (transitive, government, politics) confirm, ratify
- (transitive) determine
Conjugation edit
conjugation of dearbhaigh (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dearbhaigh | dhearbhaigh | ndearbhaigh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 77
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dearbhaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dearbhaigh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dearbhaigh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 54
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “derbaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “derbaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language