Get to know Dearg better with 8 real example sentences.
Dearg in a sentence
Using Dearg
- In the example corpus, dearg often appears in combinations such as: càrn dearg, mòr dearg.
Context around Dearg
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dearg
- In this selection, "dearg" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fight, beinn, stob, buttress and south stand out and add context to how "dearg" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include càrn mòr dearg and continues and càrn mòr dearg arête cmd. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dearg" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dearg
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A raven at the top of Stob Dearg on Buachaille Etive Mòr looks out to Glenco and beyond. (18 words)
The other Càrn Dearg (1,020 m) juts out into Glen Nevis on the mountain's southwestern side. (18 words)
Related terms The Manx word for kipper is skeddan jiarg main, literally red herring; the Irish term is scadán dearg with the same meaning. (24 words)
It is also possible to climb Ben Nevis from the Nevis Gorge car park at Steal at the head of the road up Glen Nevis, either by the south-east ridge or via the summit of Càrn Dearg (south-west). (40 words)
Goll changed his mind and dressed himself from head to foot for the first time in his life in his armoured plates and coats of mail and returned to Cormac’s court to help fight Dearg in single combat. (39 words)
The north face contains dozens of graded rock climbs along its entire length, with particular concentrations on the Càrn Dearg Buttress (below the Munro top of Càrn Dearg NW) and around the North-east Buttress and Observatory Ridge. (38 words)
Example sentences (8)
The north face contains dozens of graded rock climbs along its entire length, with particular concentrations on the Càrn Dearg Buttress (below the Munro top of Càrn Dearg NW) and around the North-east Buttress and Observatory Ridge.
The route then ascends Càrn Mòr Dearg and continues along the Càrn Mòr Dearg Arête ("CMD Arête") before climbing steeply to the summit of Ben Nevis.
Goll changed his mind and dressed himself from head to foot for the first time in his life in his armoured plates and coats of mail and returned to Cormac’s court to help fight Dearg in single combat.
An unforgettable expedition into the heart of the Great Wilderness, one of Scotland’s most remote and majestic mountain regions, to claim a prized ascent of Beinn Dearg Mòr.
A raven at the top of Stob Dearg on Buachaille Etive Mòr looks out to Glenco and beyond.
It is also possible to climb Ben Nevis from the Nevis Gorge car park at Steal at the head of the road up Glen Nevis, either by the south-east ridge or via the summit of Càrn Dearg (south-west).
Related terms The Manx word for kipper is skeddan jiarg main, literally red herring; the Irish term is scadán dearg with the same meaning.
The other Càrn Dearg (1,020 m) juts out into Glen Nevis on the mountain's southwestern side.
Common combinations with dearg
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: