duibhéan
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish dubén (“crow, raven”), from dub (“black”) + én (“bird”); equivalent to dubh (“black”) + éan (“bird”).
Noun
duibhéan m (genitive singular duibhéin, nominative plural duibhéin)
- (Ulster) cormorant
- Synonyms: broigheall, cailleach dhubh, fiach mara
Declension
Declension of duibhéan
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| duibhéan | dhuibhéan | nduibhéan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dub”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “duiḃéan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 268
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “duibhéan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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