dearbh

See also: dearbh-

Irish

Etymology

PIE word
*dóru

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠəvˠ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠə/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠuː/

Adjective

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

1. sure, certain

Declension

Declension of dearbh

Positive	singular		plural
	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

Mutated forms of dearbh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dearbh	dhearbh	ndearbh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dearbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of dearbh (regular)

indicative	independent		dependent
	personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
past	dhearbh	dhearbhadh	dhearbh	dhearbhadh
future	dearbhaidh	dearbhar dearbhtar	dearbh	dearbhar dearbhtar
relative future	dhearbhas	dhearbhar	—	—
conditional	independent		dependent
	personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
first person singular	dhearbhainn	dhearbhtadh dhearbhaist1 dhearbhaiste1	dearbhainn	dearbhtadh dearbhaist1 dearbhaiste1
first person plural	dhearbhamaid dhearbhadh sinn		dearbhamaid dearbhadh sinn
second/third person	dhearbhadh		dearbhadh
imperative	independent
	singular	plural	impersonal
first person	dearbham	dearbhamaid	dearbhar dearbhtar
second person	dearbh	dearbhaibh
third person	dearbhadh
past participle	dearbhta
verbal noun	dearbhadh

1. Lewis dialect form

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Mutation of dearbh

radical	lenition
dearbh	dhearbh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.