deabhaidh

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲau(ə)ɟ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲauwiː/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish debuith (“strife, contention”).

Noun

deabhaidh f (genitive singular deafa, nominative plural deafa)

1. conflict, strife

Declension

Declension of deabhaidh

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative deabhaidh deafa Vocative a dheabhaidh a dheafa Genitive deafa deafa Dative deabhaidh deafa

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an deabhaidh na deafa Genitive na deafa na ndeafa Dative leis an deabhaidh don deabhaidh leis na deafa

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “deaḃaiḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 226
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deabhaidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

deabhaidh

1. genitive singular of deabhadh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
deabhaidh	dheabhaidh	ndeabhaidh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.