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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish saidbres. By surface analysis, saibhir + -eas.
Pronunciation
Noun
saibhreas m (genitive singular saibhris)
- wealth, riches, richness
- Synonyms: maoin, rachmas
Declension
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| saibhreas
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shaibhreas
after an, tsaibhreas
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “saidbres”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 74
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 34
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “saiḋḃreas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 586
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saibhreas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “saibhreas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “saibhreas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.