dealbh

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish delb (“figure, form”),[3] from Proto-Celtic *delwā, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to split”); compare Welsh delw.

Noun

dealbh f (genitive singular deilbhe, nominative plural dealbha)

  1. statue
Declension
Declension of dealbh (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative dealbh dealbha
vocative a dhealbh a dhealbha
genitive deilbhe dealbh
dative dealbh
deilbh (archaic, dialectal) 		dealbha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an dealbh na dealbha
genitive na deilbhe na ndealbh
dative leis an dealbh
leis an deilbh (archaic, dialectal)
don dealbh
don deilbh (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na dealbha
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish delam (“poor, indigent”), from Old Irish dí- (“without”, privative prefix) + alam (“herd, flock”).[4]

Alternative forms

  • dealamh

Adjective

dealbh (genitive singular masculine dealbh, genitive singular feminine deilbhe, plural dealbha, comparative deilbhe)

  1. destitute, impoverished
    Synonyms: bocht, daibhir
  2. bare, empty
  3. bleak
Declension
Declension of dealbh
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dealbh dhealbh dealbha;
dhealbha2
vocative dhealbh dealbha
genitive deilbhe dealbha dealbh
dative dealbh;
dhealbh1 		dhealbh;
dhealbh (archaic) 		dealbha;
dhealbha2
Comparative níos deilbhe
Superlative is deilbhe

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 dealbh
radical lenition eclipsis
dealbh dhealbh ndealbh

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 293, page 148
  2. ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 delb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  4. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “delam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “dealḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 315; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dealbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish delb (“figure, form, image, likeness, statue”), from Proto-Celtic *delwā, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to split”); compare Welsh delw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̥ʒal̪ˠav/[1]

Noun

dealbh m or f (genitive singular dealbha or deilbh, plural dealbhan or dealbhannan or deilbh)

  1. picture, drawing, image
  2. photograph

Derived terms

Verb

dealbh (past dhealbh, future dealbhaidh, verbal noun dealbhadh, past participle dealbhta)

  1. imagine, picture
  2. create, construct, shape
  3. plan, design

Mutation

Mutation of dealbh
radical lenition
dealbh dhealbh

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

References

  1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 15

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “dealbh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 delb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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