derbráthair

Old Irish

Alternative forms

derbráthir

Etymology

derb- +‎ bráthair

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʲerbraːθirʲ/

Noun

derbráthair m

(rare until Middle Irish) brother (by blood)

Inflection

Masculine r-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	derbráthair	derbráthair^L	derbráithir
vocative	derbráthair	derbráthair^L	derbráithrea
accusative	derbráthair^N	derbráthair^L	derbráithrea
genitive	derbráthar	derbráthar	derbráthar^N, derbráithre^N
dative	derbráthair^L	derbráithrib	derbráithrib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Middle Irish: derbráthair
- Irish: deartháir
- Manx: jarroo-vraar

Further reading

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “derbráthair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language