gheibh

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Irish

Alternative forms

do-gheibh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jɛvʲ/

Verb

gheibh

(archaic, Ulster) present indicative independent analytic of faigh

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gheibh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

(Lewis, Raasay, Islay, mainland dialects) IPA^(key): /ʝo(h)/^[1]^[2], (unstressed) /ʝə/ (as if spelled gheobh)
(Harris, Uist, Barra, Skye, Tiree) IPA^(key): /jev/^[3], /jɛv/

Verb

gheibh

future of faigh

Usage notes

The dependent form is faigh.

References

^ 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
^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh

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