deilbh

Irish

Etymology

Originally the dative of dealbh; from Old Irish delb (“figure, form, image, likeness, statue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɛlʲəvʲ/

Noun

deilbh f (genitive singular deilbhe, nominative plural deilbheacha)

1. frame, figure
2. shape, appearance
3. (weaving) warp

Declension

Declension of deilbh

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative deilbh deilbheacha Vocative a dheilbh a dheilbheacha Genitive deilbhe deilbheacha Dative deilbh deilbheacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an deilbh na deilbheacha Genitive na deilbhe na ndeilbheacha Dative leis an deilbh don deilbh leis na deilbheacha

Synonyms

• (warp): dlúth

Derived terms

• deilbhéir
• deilbhigh
• deilbhín
• deilbhíocht

Noun

deilbh

1. (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of dealbh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
deilbh	dheilbh	ndeilbh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 77
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deilbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 55

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲelev/

Noun

deilbh m or f

1. inflection of dealbh:
   1. genitive singular
   2. plural