dearbh

See also: dearbh-

Irish

Etymology

PIE word
*dóru

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠəvˠ/

Adjective

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

1. sure, certain

Declension

Declension of dearbh

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	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.

Related terms

• dearbh-
• dearbhaigh
• dearbháil
• dearfa
• deartháir
• deirfiúr

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dearbh	dhearbh	ndearbh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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

• dearbh-aithne (“identity”)
• dearbh-alcol (“absolute alcohol”)
• dearbh-theodhachd (“absolute temperature”)
• gu dearbh (“indeed”)

Verb

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

1. to try, to test
2. to prove

Derived terms

• dearbhair-litreachaidh (“spell checker”)
• dearbh-bhriathar (“axiom, dogma”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
dearbh	dhearbh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.