síob

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unclear. Possibly related to seáp (dash, rush); perhaps of Germanic origin (compare English sweep and Old Norse sveipa).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

síob f (genitive singular síbe, nominative plural síoba)

  1. gust
  2. ride, lift (in a car)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

síob (present analytic síobann, future analytic síobfaidh, verbal noun síobadh, past participle síobtha)

  1. to blow (away), drift (accumulate in heaps by the force of wind)

Conjugation[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
síob shíob
after an, tsíob
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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