díthairbheach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • díothairbheach, díotharbhach, dítharbhach
  • dío-thairbheach, dío-tharbhach, dí-thairbheach, dí-tharbhach (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish dítharbach.[1] By surface analysis, dí- +‎ tairbheach, itself from tairbhe +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːˌhæɾʲəvʲəx/[2]

Adjective

díthairbheach (genitive singular masculine díthairbhigh, genitive singular feminine díthairbhí, plural díthairbheacha, comparative díthairbhí)

  1. profitless, unprofitable
    Synonym: neamhshochrach

Declension

Declension of díthairbheach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative díthairbheach dhíthairbheach díthairbheacha;
dhíthairbheacha2
vocative dhíthairbhigh díthairbheacha
genitive díthairbhí díthairbheacha díthairbheach
dative díthairbheach;
dhíthairbheach1 		dhíthairbheach;
dhíthairbhigh (archaic) 		díthairbheacha;
dhíthairbheacha2
Comparative níos díthairbhí
Superlative is díthairbhí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of díthairbheach
radical lenition eclipsis
díthairbheach dhíthairbheach ndíthairbheach

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), “dítharbach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 82

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