duibhe

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠiː/, [ˈd̪ˠɪː][1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɪvʲə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɨ̞vʲə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish duibe (darkness, blackness, dark colour).

Noun

duibhe f (genitive singular duibhe)

  1. blackness, swarthiness; darkness, gloom; melancholy, oppression (of spirit); malevolence
Declension
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

duibhe

  1. inflection of dubh:
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. comparative degree
Alternative forms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

duibhe f sg

  1. genitive singular of dubh (black cow)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
duibhe dhuibhe nduibhe
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

References

  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 15
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