dearbhú

Irish

Alternative forms

• dearbhughadh (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /dʲaɾˠəˈvˠuː/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠəwuː/

Noun

dearbhú m (genitive singular dearbhaithe, nominative plural dearbhuithe)

1. verbal noun of dearbhaigh
2. assertion
3. assurance
4. determination
5. declaration

   Synonym: forógra

6. affirmation, statement, witness

   Synonyms: fianacht, finnéacht

Declension

Declension of dearbhú

Irregular

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative dearbhú dearbhuithe Vocative a dhearbhú a dhearbhuithe Genitive dearbhaithe dearbhuithe Dative dearbhú dearbhuithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an dearbhú na dearbhuithe Genitive an dearbhaithe na ndearbhuithe Dative leis an dearbhú don dearbhú leis na dearbhuithe

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dearbhú	dhearbhú	ndearbhú
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dearbhú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “dearbhú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “dearbhú” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.