saibhir

Irish

Alternative forms

• saidhbhir (superseded)
• soibhir

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. rich, wealthy

   Antonym: daibhir

Declension

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.

Related terms

• saibhreas

Noun

saibhir m (genitive singular saibhir, nominative plural saibhre)

1. rich person

   Antonym: daibhir

Declension

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

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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saibhir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “saiḋḃir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 586
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “saibhir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “saibhir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024