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Where does “dhíobh” come from?

dhíobh (Irish) comes from Irish de, from Old Irish di, from Proto-Celtic dī, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

dhíobh (Irish): third-person plural of de

Definitions

  1. third-person plural of de

Ancestry of “dhíobh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdefrom; of; third-person singular masculine of de
2Old Irishdiof, from; Alternative spelling of dí: to/from her
3Proto-Celticdī—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “dhíobh”

  • dhíobhsan
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