aibí
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish abaid, from Old Irish apaig (compare Manx appee, Scottish Gaelic abaich), from ad- + boingid (“to reap, pluck”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑbʲɪɟ/[1] (corresponding to the variant aibidh)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈapˠi/ (corresponding to the variant apaidh)
Adjective[edit]
aibí (genitive singular feminine aibí or aipche, comparative aibí or aipche)
Declension[edit]
Declension of aibí
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | aibí | aibí | aibí | |
Vocative | aibí | aibí | ||
Genitive | aibí | aibí | aibí | |
Dative | aibí | aibí | aibí | |
Comparative | níos aibí | |||
Superlative | is aibí |
- Nonstandard declension
Declension of aibí
Derived terms[edit]
- aibíocht f (“ripeness, maturity; quickness, cleverness, liveliness”)
- cianaibí (“overripe”)
- críon-aibí (“overripe”)
Related terms[edit]
- aibigh (“ripen, mature”, verb)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with 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. |
References[edit]
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 12
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “apaig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “abaiḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 2
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aibí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- 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”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy