varbh

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English varve, from Swedish varv, possibly from Old Norse hvarf (“circle”)

Noun

varbh m (genitive singular vairbh, nominative plural vairbh)

(geology) varve

Declension

Declension of varbh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	varbh	vairbh
Vocative	a vairbh	a varbha
Genitive	vairbh	varbh
Dative	varbh	vairbh

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an varbh	na vairbh
Genitive	an vairbh	na varbh
Dative	leis an varbh don varbh	leis na vairbh

Derived terms

varbhach (“varved”, adjective)

References

"varbh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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