dealbh
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʲalˠəvˠ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish delb (“figure, form, image, likeness, statue”), from Proto-Celtic *delwā, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to split”); compare Welsh delw.
Declension
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Irish delb, a later spelling of Old Irish delam (“without wealth, poor, indigent”, adjective), from de- (“without”, privative prefix) + alam (“herd, flock”).
Adjective
dealbh (genitive singular masculine dealbh, genitive singular feminine deilbhe, plural dealbha, comparative deilbhe)
Declension
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | 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
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dealbh | dhealbh | ndealbh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dealbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 delb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 delb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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): [ˈtʲaɫ̪av]
Noun
dealbh m or f (genitive singular dealbha or deilbh, plural dealbhan or dealbhannan or deilbh)
Verb
dealbh (past dhealbh, future dealbhaidh, verbal noun dealbhadh, past participle dealbhta)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| dealbh | dhealbh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “dealbh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 delb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language