dearbh

See also: dearbh-

Irish

Etymology

PIE word
*dóru

From Old Irish derb (“sure, certain, fixed, determinate”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

dearbh (genitive singular masculine deirbh, genitive singular feminine deirbhe, plural dearbha, comparative deirbhe)

  1. sure, certain

Declension

Declension of dearbh
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dearbh dhearbh dearbha;
dhearbha2
vocative dheirbh dearbha
genitive deirbhe dearbha dearbh
dative dearbh;
dhearbh1 		dhearbh;
dheirbh (archaic) 		dearbha;
dhearbha2
Comparative níos deirbhe
Superlative is deirbhe

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 dearbh
radical lenition eclipsis
dearbh dhearbh ndearbh

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish derb (“sure, certain, fixed, determinate”).

Adjective

dearbh

  1. same, very, exact
    Is e sin an dearbh rud a tha dhìth oirnn. ― That's the very thing we need.

Derived terms

Verb

dearbh (past dhearbh, future dearbhaidh, verbal noun dearbhadh, past participle dearbhte)

  1. to try, to test
  2. to prove

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of dearbh
radical lenition
dearbh dhearbh

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

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