áibhirseoir

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish adbirseóir, from Latin adversārius.

Pronunciation

(Kerry: Corca Dhuibhne.[1] Cork: West Muskerry[2]) IPA(key): (ábhairseoir, from adhbhairseóir, hence first-syllable stress)

Noun

áibhirseoir m (genitive singular áibhirseora, nominative plural áibhirseoirí)

  1. (Christianity) the Adversary, the Devil
    Synonym: diabhal
  2. a devil (wicked or naughty person)
    Synonym: diabhal

Declension

Declension of áibhirseoir

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative áibhirseoir áibhirseoirí
Vocative a áibhirseoir a áibhirseoirí
Genitive áibhirseora áibhirseoirí
Dative áibhirseoir áibhirseoirí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-áibhirseoir na háibhirseoirí
Genitive an áibhirseora na n-áibhirseoirí
Dative leis an áibhirseoir

don áibhirseoir

leis na háibhirseoirí

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
áibhirseoir n-áibhirseoir háibhirseoir t-áibhirseoir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmaid: 2000, Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne, 47
  2. ^ https://corkirish.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/dictionary.pdf

Ó Sé, Diarmaid: 2000, Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne. Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann: Baile Átha Cliath.

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