aibhéis

See also: áibhéis

Irish

Alternative forms

áibhéis, aibhléis

Etymology

Probably at least partially from Old Irish abis (“depths of the sea; sea”), from Latin abyssus, from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos), but the vowel of the second syllable and the change in gender (masculine in Latin, feminine in modern Irish) suggest a different etymology connected with Welsh affwys (“depth”) and Breton ervoas (“deep”).

Noun

aibhéis f (genitive singular aibhéise)

abyss; the deep

Declension

Declension of aibhéis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	aibhéis
Vocative	a aibhéis
Genitive	aibhéise
Dative	aibhéis

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an aibhéis
Genitive	na haibhéise
Dative	leis an aibhéis don aibhéis

Derived terms

aibhéiseach (“abysmal; abyssal”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aibhéis	n-aibhéis	haibhéis	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"aibhéis" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“aibéis” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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