áibhirseoir
Irish
Alternative forms
- aibhirseóir, aidhbheirseoir, aidhbhirseoir, áirseoir
Etymology
From Old Irish adbirseóir, from Latin adversārius.
Noun
áibhirseoir m (genitive singular áibhirseora, nominative plural áibhirseoirí)
- (Christianity) the Adversary, the Devil
- Synonym: diabhal
- a devil (wicked or naughty person)
- Synonym: diabhal
Declension
Declension of áibhirseoir
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- áibhirseoireacht f (“devilry, wickedness; (act of) mischief-making”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| áibhirseoir | n-áibhirseoir | háibhirseoir | t-áibhirseoir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "áibhirseoir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “aidbirseóir” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “aiḋḃeirseoir” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- “áirseoir” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- Entries containing “áibhirseoir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “áibhirseoir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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