saibhir
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish saidbir (“rich, wealthy”) (opposed to daidbir (“poor, indigent; feeble”), modern daibhir).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsˠɛvʲəɾʲ/
Adjective
saibhir (genitive singular masculine saibhir, genitive singular feminine saibhre, plural saibhre, comparative saibhre)
Declension
Declension of saibhir
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | saibhir | shaibhir | saibhre; shaibhre² | |
| Vocative | shaibhir | saibhre | ||
| Genitive | saibhre | saibhre | saibhir | |
| Dative | saibhir; shaibhir¹ |
shaibhir | saibhre; shaibhre² | |
| Comparative | níos saibhre | |||
| Superlative | is saibhre | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
Noun
saibhir m (genitive singular saibhir, nominative plural saibhre)
Declension
Declension of saibhir
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| saibhir | shaibhir after an, tsaibhir |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "saibhir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “saiḋḃir” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 586.
- “saidbir” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “saibhir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “saibhir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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