saibhir

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish saidbir (“rich, wealthy”) (opposed to daidbir (“poor, indigent; feeble”), modern daibhir).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsˠɛvʲəɾʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠəivʲəɾʲ/, [ˈsˠeivʲəɾʲ]; /ˈsˠɛvʲəɾʲ/[1]

Adjective

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saibhir (genitive singular masculine saibhir, genitive singular feminine saibhre, plural saibhre, comparative saibhre)

  1. rich, wealthy
    Antonym: daibhir

Declension

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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.

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Noun

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saibhir m (genitive singular saibhir, nominative plural saibhre)

  1. rich person
    Antonym: daibhir

Declension

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Declension of saibhir

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative saibhir saibhre
Vocative a shaibhir a shaibhre
Genitive saibhir saibhre
Dative saibhir saibhre

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an saibhir na saibhre
Genitive an tsaibhir na saibhre
Dative leis an saibhir

don saibhir

leis na saibhre

Mutation

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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.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 34

Further reading

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