aibí

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish abaid, from Old Irish apaig (compare Scottish Gaelic abaich), from ad- + boingid (“to reap, pluck”).

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈapˠi/ (corresponding to the variant apaidh)

Adjective

aibí (genitive singular feminine aibí or aipche, comparative aibí or aipche)

  1. ripe; mature
    Synonym: abúil
    Antonym: anabaí
    babhla torthaí aibí ― a bowl of ripe fruit
    ró-abhí ― overripe
  2. smart; clever
  3. quick
  4. lively
  5. crisp
    aer aibí na maidine ― the crisp air of the morning

Declension

Nonstandard declension

Derived terms

  • aibíocht f (“ripeness, maturity; quickness, cleverness, liveliness”)
  • aibigh (“ripen, mature”, verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aibí n-aibí haibí not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • “apaig” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “abaiḋ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 2.
  • "aibí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “aibí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “aibí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “aibí” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
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