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dearg.

red

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdʲaɾˠəɡ/[ˈdʲæːɾˠəɡ]Cois-Fharraige/ˈdʲaɾˠək/Aran

  1. red

  2. live (being in a state of ignition; burning)

  3. extreme, tremendous, utter

    dithneas dearg
Where this word comes from

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”). The verb is from Middle Irish dergaid, from the adjective.

verb/ˈdʲaɾˠəɡ/[ˈdʲæːɾˠəɡ]Cois-Fharraige/ˈdʲaɾˠək/Aran

  1. to redden

    transitive

  2. to light (a cigarette, pipe etc.)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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”). The verb is from Middle Irish dergaid, from the adjective.

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