dearfa
See also: déarfá
Irish
Alternative forms
- dearbhtha (superseded)
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *dóru |
From dearbh + -tha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠəfˠə/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈdʲarˠfˠə/, /ˈdʲɛɾˠfˠə/[1]
Adjective
dearfa (not comparable)
- attested, proved; sure, certain
Declension
Declension of dearfa
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dearfa | dhearfa | dearfa; dhearfa² | |
| Vocative | dhearfa | dearfa | ||
| Genitive | dearfa | dearfa | dearfa | |
| Dative | dearfa; dhearfa¹ | dhearfa | dearfa; dhearfa² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- dearfach
- dearfacht
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dearfa | dhearfa | ndearfa |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 75.
Further reading
- “dearfa”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “derbtha”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dearfa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dearfa” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dearfa” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 28