ciardhubh

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈciəɾˠɣʊvˠ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈciəɾˠɣʊ(vˠ)/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈciəɾˠɣʊw/
• (Mayo, rare) IPA^(key): /ˈciəɾˠɣʊfˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈciəɾˠɣʊh/

Adjective

ciardhubh (genitive singular masculine chiardhuibh, genitive singular feminine ciardhuibhe, plural ciardhubha, comparative ciardhuibhe)

1. jet-black, sable

   a duail chiardhubha ― her raven locks

Declension

Declension of ciardhubh

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ciardhubh	chiardhubh	ciardhubha; chiardhubha²
Vocative	chiardhubh		ciardhubha
Genitive		ciardhubhe	ciardhubha	ciardhubh
Dative	ciardhubh; chiardhubh¹	chiardhubh; chiardhubh (archaic)	ciardhubha; chiardhubha²
Comparative	níos ciardhubhe
Superlative	is ciardhubhe

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
ciardhubh	chiardhubh	gciardhubh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciardhubh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN