píbdhubh
Irish
Etymology
píb (“throat, neck”) + dubh (“black”)
Adjective
píbdhubh
- black-necked
Declension
Declension of píbdhubh
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | píbdhubh | phíbdhubh | píbdhubha; phíbdhubha² | |
Vocative | phíbdhuibh | píbdhubha | ||
Genitive | píbdhubhe | píbdhubha | píbdhubh | |
Dative | píbdhubh; phíbdhubh¹ | phíbdhubh; phíbdhuibh (archaic) | píbdhubha; phíbdhubha² | |
Comparative | níos píbdhubhe | |||
Superlative | is píbdhubhe |
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
- foitheach píbdhubh (“black-necked grebe”)
- grús píbdhubh (“black-necked crane, Tibetan crane”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
píbdhubh | phíbdhubh | bpíbdhubh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |