deabhadh
See also: dèabhadh
Irish
Alternative forms
- deibheadh (archaic)
- deabhaidh
Etymology
From Old Irish debuith (“strife, contention”).
Noun
deabhadh m (genitive singular deabhaidh)
- hurry, haste
- Tá deabhadh an tsaoil uirthi.
- She’s in a desperate hurry.
Declension
Declension of deabhadh
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Synonyms
- deifir
- dithneas
Derived terms
- le deabhadh (“in a hurry”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
deabhadh | dheabhadh | ndeabhadh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “debuith” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “2 deibed (‘haste, hurry’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “deaḃaiḋ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "deabhadh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.