síabair

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Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *sēbaris, *sēbaros (demon, spirit), related to síabraid (to transform, distort).

Noun[edit]

síabair m

  1. phantom, spectre

Inflection[edit]

Masculine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative síabair síabairL síabraiH
Vocative síabair síabairL síabraiH
Accusative síabairN síabairL síabraiH
Genitive síabroH, síabraH síabroH, síabraH síabraeN
Dative síabairL síabraib síabraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

References[edit]

  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “síabair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • Williams, Mark (2016): Ireland's Immortals: A History of the Gods of Irish Myth
  • Arts & Humanities Research Council (2013): A Supplement to the Dictionary of the Irish Language based mainly on Old and Middle Irish