Sibéir

Irish

Etymology

From Russian Сиби́рь (Sibírʹ).

Proper noun

An tSibéir f (genitive na Sibéire)

1. Siberia (the region of Russia in Asia)

Declension

Declension of Sibéir (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Sibéir Sibéira vocative a Shibéir a Shibéira genitive Sibéire Sibéir dative Sibéir Sibéira forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tSibéir na Sibéira genitive na Sibéire na Sibéir dative leis an tSibéir don tSibéir leis na Sibéira

Derived terms

• Sibéarach (“Siberian”, adjective)
• Sibéarach m (“Siberian”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of Sibéir

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Sibéir	Shibéir after an, tSibéir	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

• “Siberia”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Sibéir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm