sealbhú

Irish

Alternative forms

• sealbhughadh (superseded)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ʃɑl̪ˠəˈvˠuː/

Noun

sealbhú m (genitive singular sealbhaithe)

1. verbal noun of sealbhaigh
2. possession
3. occupancy
4. appropriation

Declension

Declension of sealbhú

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative sealbhú Vocative a shealbhú Genitive sealbhaithe Dative sealbhú

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an sealbhú Genitive an tsealbhaithe Dative leis an sealbhú don sealbhú

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sealḃuġaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 625
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sealbhú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN