duibhe
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Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠiː/, [ˈd̪ˠɪː][1]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɪvʲə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɨ̞vʲə/
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Irish duibe (“darkness, blackness, dark colour”).
Noun[edit]
duibhe f (genitive singular duibhe)
- blackness, swarthiness; darkness, gloom; melancholy, oppression (of spirit); malevolence
Declension[edit]
Declension of duibhe
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective[edit]
duibhe
- inflection of dubh:
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
duibhe f sg
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
duibhe | dhuibhe | nduibhe |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “duibhe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “duibe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “duibhe” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “duibhe” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 39
References[edit]
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 15