derbsiur

Middle Irish

Etymology

derb- +‎ siur (“sister”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲerʲvʲ.hiu̯r/, [ˈdʲerʲɸʲiu̯r]

Noun

derbṡiur f

  1. sister (by blood)
  2. (Christianity) sister (in a religious community)

Descendants

  • Irish: deirfiúr

Mutation

Mutation of derbsiur
radical lenition nasalization
derbṡiur derbṡiur
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ 		nderbṡiur

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

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