deabhaidh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish debuith (“strife, contention”)
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲauwi/[1]
Noun
deabhaidh f (genitive singular deafa, nominative plural deafa)
- conflict, strife
Declension
Declension of deabhaidh
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Noun
deabhaidh
- genitive singular of deabhadh
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
deabhaidh | dheabhaidh | ndeabhaidh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “debuith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “deaḃaiḋ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 226.
- "deabhaidh" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 18