seilbh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish selb (compare Manx shelloo).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛlʲəvʲ/

Noun

seilbh f (genitive singular seilbhe, nominative plural sealbha)

occupancy, possession
thing possessed; property, estate, demesne

Declension

Declension of seilbh

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	seilbh	sealbha
Vocative	a sheilbh	a shealbha
Genitive	seilbhe	sealbh
Dative	seilbh	sealbha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an tseilbh	na sealbha
Genitive	na seilbhe	na sealbh
Dative	leis an tseilbh don tseilbh	leis na sealbha

Derived terms

Terms derived from seilbh

aonseilbh f (“collectivism”)
as seilbh (“dispossessed”)

buanseilbh f (“fixity of tenure”)
gabh seilbh ar (“confiscate”, verb)

léas-seilbh f (“tenure by lease, leasehold”)
seilbh beinifíse f (“incumbency of benefice”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
seilbh	sheilbh after an, tseilbh	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish selb (compare Manx shelloo).

Noun

seilbh m (genitive singular seilbhe, plural seilbhean)

property, possession

Synonyms

sealbh

Derived terms

seilbheach

References

“selb” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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