adhbha

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish adba (“abode, dwelling place”), verbal noun of *ad·fen.

Noun

adhbha f (genitive singular adhbhadh, nominative plural adhbhtha)

  1. (literary) abode

Declension
Declension of adhbha

Irregular

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative adhbha adhbhtha
Vocative a adhbha a adhbhtha
Genitive adhbhadh adhbhadh
Dative adhbha adhbhtha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an adhbha na hadhbhtha
Genitive na hadhbhadh na n-adhbhadh
Dative leis an adhbha

don adhbha

 leis na hadhbhtha

Derived terms
  • adhbha éaga (“abode of death”)
  • adhbha rón (“seal rookery”)
  • adhbha sionnach (“foxes' lair”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
adhbha n-adhbha hadhbha not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "adhbha" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “1 adba” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “adhbha” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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