dobhar
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish dobur, from Proto-Celtic *dubros, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- (“deep”). Compare Welsh dwfr.
Noun
dobhar m (genitive singular dobhair, nominative plural dobhartha)
Declension
Declension of dobhar
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
Synonyms
Adjective
dobhar (genitive singular masculine dobhair, genitive singular feminine dobhaire, plural dobhara, comparative dobhaire)
Declension
Declension of dobhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dobhar | dhobhar | dobhara; dhobhara² | |
| Vocative | dhobhair | dobhara | ||
| Genitive | dobhaire | dobhara | dobhar | |
| Dative | dobhar; dhobhar¹ |
dhobhar; dhobhair (archaic) |
dobhara; dhobhara² | |
| Comparative | níos dobhaire | |||
| Superlative | is dobhaire | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dobhar | dhobhar | ndobhar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “1 dobur (‘dark, unclean’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “2 dobur (‘water’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “doḃar” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "dobhar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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