díthairbheach

Irish

Alternative forms

• díothairbheach, díotharbhach, dítharbhach
• dío-thairbheach, dío-tharbhach, dí-thairbheach, dí-tharbhach (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish dítharbach. By surface analysis, dí- +‎ tairbheach, itself from tairbhe +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲiːˌhæɾʲəvʲəx/

Adjective

díthairbheach (genitive singular masculine díthairbhigh, genitive singular feminine díthairbhí, plural díthairbheacha, comparative díthairbhí)

1. profitless, unprofitable

   Synonym: neamhshochrach

Declension

Declension of díthairbheach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	díthairbheach	dhíthairbheach	díthairbheacha; dhíthairbheacha²
Vocative	dhíthairbhigh		díthairbheacha
Genitive		díthairbhí	díthairbheacha	díthairbheach
Dative	díthairbheach; dhíthairbheach¹	dhíthairbheach; dhíthairbhigh (archaic)	díthairbheacha; dhíthairbheacha²
Comparative	níos díthairbhí
Superlative	is díthairbhí

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
díthairbheach	dhíthairbheach	ndíthairbheach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dítharbach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 82
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dío-ṫarḃaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 245
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “dí-ṫairḃeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “díthairbheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN