duibhéan

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish dubén (“crow, raven”), from dub (“black”) + én (“bird”); equivalent to dubh (“black”) +‎ éan (“bird”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɨ̞vʲanˠ/

Noun

duibhéan m (genitive singular duibhéin, nominative plural duibhéin)

1. (Ulster) cormorant

   Synonyms: broigheall, cailleach dhubh, fiach mara

Declension

Declension of duibhéan

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative duibhéan duibhéin Vocative a dhuibhéin a dhuibhéana Genitive duibhéin duibhéan Dative duibhéan duibhéin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an duibhéan na duibhéin Genitive an duibhéin na nduibhéan Dative leis an duibhéan don duibhéan leis na duibhéin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
duibhéan	dhuibhéan	nduibhéan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dub”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “duiḃéan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 268
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “duibhéan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN