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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

Comparative forms of derb
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist derber sie ist derber es ist derber sie sind derber
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative derberer derbere derberes derbere
genitive derberen derberer derberen derberer
dative derberem derberer derberem derberen
accusative derberen derbere derberes derbere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der derbere die derbere das derbere die derberen
genitive des derberen der derberen des derberen der derberen
dative dem derberen der derberen dem derberen den derberen
accusative den derberen die derbere das derbere die derberen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein derberer eine derbere ein derberes (keine) derberen
genitive eines derberen einer derberen eines derberen (keiner) derberen
dative einem derberen einer derberen einem derberen (keinen) derberen
accusative einen derberen eine derbere ein derberes (keine) derberen

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.

Etymology

From a Low German merger of two unrelated adjectives: (1.) Old Saxon therbi ‎(“unleavened”), from Proto-Germanic *þerbaz; and (2.) Old Saxon derbi ‎(“coarse, warlike”). Both regularly collapsed in Middle Low German derve ‎(“firm, bold”). Older High German had only the former of the two adjectives and lacked the other: Middle High German derp ‎(“unleavened”), from Old High German derb ‎(“unleavened”). The modern word is formally High German, but its semantic development has been determined by the Middle Low German one. (The original sense “unleavened” is last met with in the 18th century.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛʁp/, [dɛʁp], [dɛɐ̯p]

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