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derb

derb

See also: derb-

German

Alternative forms

  • derbe (chiefly colloquial)

Adjective

derb (comparative derber, superlative am derbsten)

  1. rough, coarse, rude
  2. sturdy, tough

Declension


Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þerbaz. Cognate with Old English þeorf (English tharf), Middle Dutch derf (Dutch derf), Old Norse þjarfr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /derb/

Adjective

derb

  1. unleavened

Descendants


Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʲerv/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *derwos (firm), from Proto-Indo-European *drewh₂- (steady, firm), extension of *dóru (tree). Compare Old English trēowe, English true.

Adjective

derb (comparative derbu)

  1. sure, certain, fixed, determinate
Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
  • derb- (surely, really, truly; sure, certain, reliable; genuine; own, special)
Derived terms
  • derba (certainty)
  • derbaid (certifies, proves, confirms, attests; ratifies, establishes; avers, asserts, declares, vows; tests, puts to the proof)
  • derbda (certain, fixed)
Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

derb f

  1. vessel for liquids, pail, churn
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
derb derb
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
nderb
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.