díbir

See also: dibir

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish díbrid (to banish, expel),[1] from Old Irish do·opir (to take away, defraud), from dí- +‎ uss- +‎ beirid.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːbʲəɾʲ/

Verb

díbir (present analytic díbríonn, future analytic díbreoidh, verbal noun díbirt, past participle díbeartha)

  1. to drive out, expel
    • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 198:
      Is dócha, do díbrigheadh an cailín as a dtigh agus is é bhí tuillte aici.
      Probably, the girl was expelled from their house and she deserved it.
  2. to exile, banish

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of díbir
radical lenition eclipsis
díbir dhíbir ndíbir

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “díbrid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “do·opir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • díbir”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “díbrim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 240
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díbir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN