ciardhubh

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈciəɾˠɣʊvˠ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈciəɾˠɣʊ(vˠ)/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈciəɾˠɣʊw/
• (Mayo, rare) IPA^(key): /ˈciəɾˠɣʊfˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈciəɾˠɣʊh/

Adjective

ciardhubh (genitive singular masculine chiardhuibh, genitive singular feminine ciardhuibhe, plural ciardhubha, comparative ciardhuibhe)

1. jet-black, sable

   a duail chiardhubha ― her raven locks

Declension

Declension of ciardhubh

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ciardhubh	chiardhubh	ciardhubha; chiardhubha2
vocative	chiardhubh		ciardhubha
genitive		ciardhubhe	ciardhubha	ciardhubh
dative	ciardhubh; chiardhubh1	chiardhubh; chiardhubh (archaic)	ciardhubha; chiardhubha2
Comparative	níos ciardhubhe
Superlative	is ciardhubhe

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciardhubh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ciardhubh	chiardhubh	gciardhubh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciardhubh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN