ailb

Irish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin alba, from Latin albus (“white”).

Noun

ailb f (genitive singular ailbe, nominative plural ailbeanna)

1. alb

Declension

Declension of ailb

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ailb ailbeanna Vocative a ailb a ailbeanna Genitive ailbe ailbeanna Dative ailb ailbeanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ailb na hailbeanna Genitive na hailbe na n-ailbeanna Dative leis an ailb don ailb leis na hailbeanna

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ailb”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN