seilbh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish selb (compare Manx shelloo), from Proto-Celtic *selwā.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛlʲəvʲ/
(Ulster, also) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɨ̞lʲəvʲ/^[2]

Noun

seilbh f (genitive singular seilbhe, nominative plural sealbha)

occupancy, possession
thing possessed; property, estate, demesne

Declension

Declension of seilbh (second declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	seilbh	sealbha
vocative	a sheilbh	a shealbha
genitive	seilbhe	sealbh
dative	seilbh	sealbha

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an tseilbh	na sealbha
genitive	na seilbhe	na sealbh
dative	leis an tseilbh don tseilbh	leis na sealbha

Derived terms

aonseilbh f (“collectivism”)
as seilbh (“dispossessed”)
buanseilbh f (“fixity of tenure”)
gabh seilbh ar (“confiscate”, verb)
léas-seilbh f (“tenure by lease, leasehold”)
sealbhach (“possessive”, adjective)
sealbhaigh (“possess”, verb)
sealbhán m (“flock, herd”)
sealbhóir m (“occupier, possessor”)
seilbh beinifíse f (“incumbency of benefice”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *seilbh*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
seilbh	sheilbh after an, tseilbh	not applicable

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

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “selb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 104, page 41

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish selb (compare Manx shelloo), from Proto-Celtic *selwā.

Noun

seilbh m (genitive singular seilbhe, plural seilbhean)

property, possession
Synonym: sealbh

Derived terms

seilbheach

Mutation

Mutation of *seilbh*
radical	lenition
seilbh	sheilbh after "an", t-seilbh

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

References

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “selb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[1] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “selb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[2] Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 104, page 41

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seilbh

Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

References

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Noun

Derived terms

Mutation

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