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dearfa

See also: déarfá

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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PIE word
*dóru

From dearbh +‎ -tha.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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dearfa (not comparable)

  1. attested, proved; sure, certain

Declension

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Declension of dearfa
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative dearfa dhearfa dearfa;
dhearfa²
Vocative dhearfa dearfa
Genitive dearfa dearfa dearfa
Dative dearfa;
dhearfa¹ 		dhearfa dearfa;
dhearfa²
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dearfa dhearfa ndearfa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ “dearfa”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 52, page 28
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 75

Further reading

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