cibé
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Contracted from cé b’é (literally “who/what it may be”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
cibé
- whoever
- cibé atá ann ― whoever is there
- 1981, An Bíobla Naofa, Matthew 16:25:
- Óir cibé arb áil leis a anam a shaoradh, caillfidh sé é; ach cibé a chaillfidh a anam mar gheall ormsa, gheobhaidh sé é.
- For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.
- whatever
- cibé is brí don mhagadh seo ― whatever point there is to this joking
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- cibé acu (“whether”)
- cibé ar bith (“whoever at all”)
- cibé ar bith cá (“wherever”)
- cibé cé (“whosoever”)
- cibé in Éirinn (“whoever in the world”)
Determiner[edit]
cibé
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- cibé áit (“wherever”)
- cibé am (“whenever”)
- cibé ceann (“whichever one”)
- cibé duine (“whoever”)
- cibé ní (“whatever”)
- cibé rud (“whatever”)
- cibé scéal é (“however”)