sibhse
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish sibsi. By surface analysis, sibh + -se.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]sibhse (conjunctive and disjunctive)
Usage notes
[edit]- Also used as the vocative: Haigh sibhse! ― Hey you (all)!
See also
[edit]| person | conjunctive (emphatic) |
disjunctive (emphatic) |
possessive determiner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | first | mé (mise) |
mo L m' before vowel sounds | ||
| second | tú (tusa)1 |
thú (thusa) |
do L d' before vowel sounds | ||
| third | m | sé (seisean) |
é (eisean) |
a L | |
| f | sí (sise) |
í (ise) |
a H | ||
| n | — | ea | — | ||
| plural | first | muid, sinn (muidne, muide), (sinne) |
ár E | ||
| second | sibh (sibhse)1 |
bhur E | |||
| third | siad (siadsan) |
iad (iadsan) |
a E | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 75, page 65
- ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 562, page 200
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 230
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 296, page 141
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish sibsi. By surface analysis, sibh + -se. Cognates include Irish sibhse and Manx shiuish.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈʃuːʃə/[1]
- (Uist, Skye, Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈʃiːʃə/[2][3]
- (Barra) IPA(key): [ˈʃiːʃʌ][4]
Pronoun
[edit]sibhse
See also
[edit]| simple | emphatic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| first person | mi | sinn | mise | sinne | |
| second person | thu, tu1 | sibh2 | thusa, tusa1 | sibhse2 | |
| third person |
m | e | iad | esan | iadsan |
| f | i | ise | |||
1 Used when following a verb ending in -n, -s or -dh.
2 sibh and sibhse also act as the polite singular pronouns.
To mark a direct object of a verbal noun, the derivatives of gam are used.
References
[edit]- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
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- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
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