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

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	ciardhubh	chiardhubh	ciardhubha; chiardhubha²
Vocative	chiardhubh	chiardhubh	ciardhubha
Genitive	chiardhubh	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

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciardhubh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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