aibigh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish aipgigid (becomes ripe, matures; ripens), from apaig (ripe, matured, adjective) (modern aibí).

Verb

aibigh (present analytic aibíonn, future analytic aibeoidh, verbal noun aibiú, past participle aibithe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) ripen, mature

Conjugation

Mutation

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

Further reading

  • "aibigh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • aipgigid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “aibím” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “aibigh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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