dearg
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish derg, from Proto-Celtic *dergos (“red, crimson”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg- (“to dim, darken”); compare Old English deorc (“dark”) and Tocharian A tärkär/B tarkär (“cloud”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʲaɾˠəɡ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈdʲæɾˠəɡ/
Adjective
dearg (genitive singular masculine deirg, genitive singular feminine deirge, plural dearga, comparative deirge)
Declension
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dearg | dhearg | dearga; dhearga² | |
| Vocative | dheirg | dearga | ||
| Genitive | deirge | dearga | dearg | |
| Dative | dearg; dhearg¹ |
dhearg; dheirg (archaic) |
dearga; dhearga² | |
| Comparative | níos deirge | |||
| Superlative | is deirge | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- aibhleog dhearg (“ember”)
- scothdhearg
Verb
dearg (present analytic deargann, future analytic deargfaidh, verbal noun deargadh, past participle deargtha)
Conjugation
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | deargaim | deargann tú; deargair† |
deargann sé, sí | deargaimid | deargann sibh | deargann siad; deargaid† |
a dheargann; a dheargas / a ndeargann*; a ndeargas* |
deargtar |
| past | dhearg mé; dheargas | dhearg tú; dheargais | dhearg sé, sí | dheargamar; dhearg muid | dhearg sibh; dheargabhair | dhearg siad; dheargadar | a dhearg / ar dhearg* |
deargadh | |
| past habitual | dheargainn | dheargtá | dheargadh sé, sí | dheargaimis; dheargadh muid | dheargadh sibh | dheargaidís; dheargadh siad | a dheargadh / ar dheargadh* |
dheargtaí | |
| future | deargfaidh mé; deargfad |
deargfaidh tú; deargfair† |
deargfaidh sé, sí | deargfaimid; deargfaidh muid |
deargfaidh sibh | deargfaidh siad; deargfaid† |
a dheargfaidh; a dheargfas / a ndeargfaidh*; a ndeargfas* |
deargfar | |
| conditional | dheargfainn | dheargfá | dheargfadh sé, sí | dheargfaimis; dheargfadh muid | dheargfadh sibh | dheargfaidís; dheargfadh siad | a dheargfadh / ar dheargfadh* |
dheargfaí | |
| subjunctive | present | go ndearga mé; go ndeargad† |
go ndearga tú; go ndeargair† |
go ndearga sé, sí | go ndeargaimid; go ndearga muid |
go ndearga sibh | go ndearga siad; go ndeargaid† |
— | go ndeargtar |
| past | dá ndeargainn | dá ndeargtá | dá ndeargadh sé, sí | dá ndeargaimis; dá ndeargadh muid |
dá ndeargadh sibh | dá ndeargaidís; dá ndeargadh siad |
— | dá ndeargtaí | |
| imperative | deargaim | dearg | deargadh sé, sí | deargaimis | deargaigí; deargaidh† |
deargaidís | — | deargtar | |
| verbal noun | deargadh | ||||||||
| past participle | deargtha | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dearg | dhearg | ndearg |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
See also
| Colors in Irish · dathanna (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bán | liath | dubh | donn | ||
| bándearg | dearg ; corcairdhearg | oráiste | buí ; bánbhuí | ||
| glas | cian | ||||
| gormghlas | gorm | indeagó | maigeanta ; corcra | ||
References
- (adjective): “derg” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- (verb): “dergaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- (adjective): “dearg” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- (verb): “deargaim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "dearg" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish derg, from Proto-Celtic *dergos (“red, crimson”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg- (“to dim, darken”); compare Old English deorc (“dark”) and Tocharian A tärkär/B tarkär (“cloud”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʲɛrɛk/
Noun
dearg m (genitive singular deirg)
Adjective
dearg (genitive singular masculine deirg, genitive singular feminine deirge, nominative plural dearga, comparative deirge)
Declension
| Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dearg | dhearg | dearga |
| Vocative | dheirg | dhearg | dearga |
| Genitive | dheirg | dheirg/deirge | dearga |
| Dative | dearg | dheirg | dearga |
Derived terms
- brù-dhearg (“robin redbreast”)
- deocan-dearga (“red clover”)
- fiabhras-dearg (“scarlet fever”)
- fo-dhearg (“infrared”)
Adverb
dearg
See also
| Colors in Scottish Gaelic · dathan (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bàn | glas | dubh | donn | ||
| pinc | dearg ; ruadh | orainds | buidhe ; donn | ||
| uaine | uaine | gorm ; gorm | liath ; glas | ||
| liath | gorm | purpaidh ; guirmean | pinc ; purpaidh | ||
References
- “derg” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.