de thairbhe

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /əˈhæɾʲəvʲə/

Preposition

de thairbhe (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

1. by virtue of
2. on account of
3. as a result of

Inflection

Inflection of de thairbhe

Person	Normal	Emphatic
1st person sing.	de mo thairbhe	de mo thairbhese
2d person sing.	de do thairbhe	de do thairbhese
3d sing. masc.	dá thairbhe	dá thairbhesean
3d sing. fem.	dá tairbhe	dá tairbhese
1st person pl.	dár dtairbhe	dár dtairbhene
2d person pl.	de bhur dtairbhe	de bhur dtairbhese
3d person pl.	dá dtairbhe	dá dtairbhesean

Further reading

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