dealbh
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish delb (“figure, form, image, likeness, statue”), from Proto-Celtic *delwā, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to split”); compare Welsh delw.
Noun edit
dealbh f (genitive singular deilbhe, nominative plural dealbha)
Declension edit
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Irish delb, a later spelling of Old Irish delam (“without wealth, poor, indigent”, adjective), from de- (“without”, privative prefix) + alam (“herd, flock”).
Adjective edit
dealbh (genitive singular masculine dealbh, genitive singular feminine deilbhe, plural dealbha, comparative deilbhe)
Declension edit
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | dealbh | dhealbh | dealbha; dhealbha² | |
Vocative | dhealbh | dealbha | ||
Genitive | deilbhe | dealbha | dealbh | |
Dative | dealbh; dhealbh¹ |
dhealbh; dhealbh (archaic) |
dealbha; dhealbha² | |
Comparative | níos deilbhe | |||
Superlative | is deilbhe |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dealbh | dhealbh | ndealbh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dealbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 delb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 delb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish delb (“figure, form, image, likeness, statue”), from Proto-Celtic *delwā, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to split”); compare Welsh delw.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dealbh m or f (genitive singular dealbha or deilbh, plural dealbhan or dealbhannan or deilbh)
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
dealbh (past dhealbh, future dealbhaidh, verbal noun dealbhadh, past participle dealbhta)
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
dealbh | dhealbh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “dealbh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 delb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language