dea-labhartha

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dea- +‎ labhartha.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲeːlˠoːɾˠhə/[2]

Adjective

dea-labhartha

  1. well-spoken, eloquent
    Synonym: dea-bhriathrach

Declension

Declension of dealabhartha
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dealabhartha dhealabhartha dealabhartha;
dhealabhartha2
vocative dhealabhartha dealabhartha
genitive dealabhartha dealabhartha dealabhartha
dative dealabhartha;
dhealabhartha1 		dhealabhartha dealabhartha;
dhealabhartha2
Comparative níos dealabhartha
Superlative is dealabhartha

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 dea-labhartha
radical lenition eclipsis
dea-labhartha dhea-labhartha ndea-labhartha

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

References

  1. ^ “dea-labhartha”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 218, page 82

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