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dealbh.

statue

6 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdʲal̪ˠəvˠ/Munster/ˈdʲal̪ˠəw/Ulster

  1. statue

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish delb (“figure, form”), from Proto-Celtic *delwā, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to split”); compare Welsh delw.

adj/ˈdʲal̪ˠəvˠ/Munster/ˈdʲal̪ˠəw/Ulster

  1. destitute, impoverished

  2. bare, empty

  3. bleak

Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish delam (“poor, indigent”), from Old Irish dí- (“without”, privative prefix) + alam (“herd, flock”).

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