cibé

See also: cibe and čibe

Irish

Etymology

Contracted from cé b’é (literally “who/what it may be”)

Pronunciation

• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈhebʲiː/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈceːbʲiː/

Pronoun

cibé

1. 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.

2. whatever

   cibé is brí don mhagadh seo ― whatever point there is to this joking

Synonyms

• pé

Derived terms

• 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

cibé

1. whichever, whatever, what

   cibé leabhair atá fágtha ― whatever books are left

Synonyms

• pé

Derived terms

• cibé áit (“wherever”)
• cibé am (“whenever”)
• cibé ceann (“whichever one”)
• cibé duine (“whoever”)
• cibé ní (“whatever”)
• cibé rud (“whatever”)
• cibé scéal é (“however”)