/ˈdʲaɾˠəɡ/, /ˈdʲaɾˠək/, /ˈdʲæɾˠəɡ/
BunúsFrom 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.
- red
- live (being in a state of ignition; burning)
- extreme, tremendous, utter
“dithneas dearg” — a tearing hurry
- transitiveto redden
- transitiveto light (cigarette, pipe, etc.)
Foirmeachadeirg(genitive, masculine, singular) · deirge(feminine, genitive, singular) · dearga(plural) · deirge(comparative) · dearg(masculine, nominative, singular) · dhearg(feminine, nominative, singular) · dearga(error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural) · dhearga(error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural) · dheirg(masculine, singular, vocative) · dhearg(feminine, singular, vocative) · dearga(error-unrecognized-form, plural, vocative) · dheirg(genitive, masculine, singular) · dearga(error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural) · dearg(error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural) · dearg(dative, masculine, singular) · dhearg(dative, masculine, singular) · dhearg(dative, feminine, singular) · dheirg(archaic, dative, feminine, singular) · dearga(dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural) · dhearga(dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural)