ciardhubh
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈciəɾˠɣˠʊvˠ/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈciəɾˠɣˠʊ(vˠ)/
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈciəɾˠɣˠʊw/
- (Mayo, rare) IPA(key): /ˈciəɾˠɣˠʊfˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈciəɾˠɣˠʊh/
Adjective
ciardhubh (genitive singular masculine chiardhuibh, genitive singular feminine ciardhuibhe, plural ciardhubha, comparative ciardhuibhe)
- jet-black, sable
- a duail chiardhubha ― her raven locks
Declension
Declension of ciardhubh
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ciardhubh | chiardhubh | ciardhubha; chiardhubha² | |
| Vocative | chiardhubh | ciardhubha | ||
| Genitive | ciardhubhe | ciardhubha | ciardhubh | |
| Dative | ciardhubh; chiardhubh¹ | chiardhubh; chiardhubh (archaic) | ciardhubha; chiardhubha² | |
| Comparative | níos ciardhubhe | |||
| Superlative | is ciardhubhe | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ciardhubh | chiardhubh | gciardhubh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "ciardhubh" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.