íobairt

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish idbart, verbal noun of ad·opair. By surface analysis, íobair +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

Noun

íobairt f (genitive singular íobartha or íobarta, nominative plural íobairtí)

  1. verbal noun of íobair
  2. (religion, chess) sacrifice
  3. (literary) religious, pious, offering

Declension

Declension of íobairt (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative íobairt íobairtí
vocative a íobairt a íobairtí
genitive íobartha íobairtí
dative íobairt íobairtí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an íobairt na híobairtí
genitive na híobartha na n-íobairtí
dative leis an íobairt
don íobairt 		leis na híobairtí
Alternative declension
Declension of íobairt (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative íobairt íobairtí
vocative a íobairt a íobairtí
genitive íobarta íobairtí
dative íobairt íobairtí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an íobairt na híobairtí
genitive na híobarta na n-íobairtí
dative leis an íobairt
don íobairt 		leis na híobairtí

Mutation

Mutated forms of íobairt
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
íobairt n-íobairt híobairt not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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