íobairt

See also: ìobairt

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːbˠəɾˠtʲ/

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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “íobairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “íobairt”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “íobairt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025