deilbh

Irish

Etymology

Originally the dative of dealbh; from Old Irish delb (“figure, form, image, likeness, statue”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲelʲəvʲ/[1][2]

Noun

deilbh f (genitive singular deilbhe, nominative plural deilbheacha)

  1. frame, figure
  2. shape, appearance
  3. (weaving) warp

Declension

Declension of deilbh (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative deilbh deilbheacha
vocative a dheilbh a dheilbheacha
genitive deilbhe deilbheacha
dative deilbh deilbheacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an deilbh na deilbheacha
genitive na deilbhe na ndeilbheacha
dative leis an deilbh
don deilbh 		leis na deilbheacha

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • deilbhéir
  • deilbhigh
  • deilbhín
  • deilbhíocht

Noun

deilbh

  1. (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of dealbh

Mutation

Mutated forms of deilbh
radical lenition eclipsis
deilbh dheilbh ndeilbh

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 77
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 138, page 55

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “deilḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 324; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deilbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʲelev/

Noun

deilbh m or f

  1. inflection of dealbh:
    1. genitive singular
    2. plural
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