dearbhaigh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish derbaid (certifies, proves, confirms, attests) or derbaigid (makes certain, confirms, verifies). By surface analysis, dearbh + -igh.

Pronunciation

  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛɾʲfʲə/[1] (as if spelled deirfigh)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠəwi/

Verb

dearbhaigh (present analytic dearbhaíonn, future analytic dearbhóidh, verbal noun dearbhú, past participle dearbhaithe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) affirm, declare
    Synonym: deimhnigh
  2. (transitive, intransitive, law) affirm
    Synonyms: daingnigh, dearbhasc, fógair
  3. (transitive) assert
    Synonym: deimhnigh
  4. (transitive) confirm
    Synonym: deimhnigh
  5. (transitive, government, politics) confirm, ratify
    Synonyms: daingnigh, deimhnigh
  6. (transitive) determine

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dearbhaigh dhearbhaigh ndearbhaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 77

Further reading

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