dearbhú

Irish

Alternative forms

dearbhughadh (obsolete)

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /dʲaɾˠəˈvˠuː/
(Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠəwuː/

Noun

dearbhú m (genitive singular dearbhaithe, nominative plural dearbhuithe)

verbal noun of dearbhaigh
assertion
assurance
determination
declaration
Synonym: forógra
affirmation, statement, witness
Synonyms: fianacht, finnéacht

Declension

Declension of dearbhú

Irregular

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dearbhú	dearbhuithe
Vocative	a dhearbhú	a dhearbhuithe
Genitive	dearbhaithe	dearbhuithe
Dative	dearbhú	dearbhuithe

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an dearbhú	na dearbhuithe
Genitive	an dearbhaithe	na ndearbhuithe
Dative	leis an dearbhú don dearbhú	leis na dearbhuithe

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dearbhú	dhearbhú	ndearbhú
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dearbhú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “dearbhú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “dearbhú” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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