áibhirseoir
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish adbirseóir, from Latin adversārius.
Noun
áibhirseoir m (genitive singular áibhirseora, nominative plural áibhirseoirí)
- (Christianity) the Adversary, the Devil
- Synonym: diabhal
- a devil (wicked or naughty person)
- Synonym: diabhal
Declension
Declension of áibhirseoir
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- áibhirseoireacht f (“devilry, wickedness; (act of) mischief-making”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
áibhirseoir | n-áibhirseoir | háibhirseoir | t-áibhirseoir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áibhirseoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aidbirseóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “áibhirseoir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “áibhirseoir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024