díbheo

Irish

Etymology

From dí- (“de-, dis-”, negative prefix) +‎ beo (“alive, active, lively”).

Adjective

díbheo

lifeless, listless, moribund
Synonym: neamh-anamúil
half-dead
Synonyms: bogmharbh, leathmharbh

Related terms

díbheocht (“lifelessness, listlessness, moribundity”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
díbheo	dhíbheo	ndíbheo
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"díbheo" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “díbheo” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “díbheo” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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