deirge

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛɾʲɪɟɪ/
  • (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɪɾʲɪɟɪ/[1]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish derge. By surface analysis, dearg +‎ -e

Noun

deirge f (genitive singular deirge)

  1. redness
Declension
Declension of deirge (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative deirge
vocative a dheirge
genitive deirge
dative deirge
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an deirge
genitive na deirge
dative leis an deirge
don deirge

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

deirge

  1. inflection of dearg:
    1. feminine genitive singular
    2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of deirge
radical lenition eclipsis
deirge dheirge ndeirge

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, page 77

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʲeɾʲeɟə/

Noun

deirge f

  1. redness

Adjective

deirge

  1. comparative degree of dearg

Mutation

Mutation of deirge
radical lenition
deirge dheirge

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