aibhse

Irish

Alternative forms

• aidhbhse

Etymology 1

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Noun

aibhse f (genitive singular aibhse, nominative plural aibhsí)

1. immensity

Declension

Declension of aibhse (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative aibhse vocative a aibhse genitive aibhse dative aibhse forms with the definite article case singular nominative an aibhse genitive na haibhse dative leis an aibhse don aibhse

Synonyms

• aibhseacht
• áibhle
• dearmháile
• ollmhéid

Derived terms

• aibhseach (“great, immense”, adjective)

Etymology 2

Alternative form of taibhse (“apparition, ghost”)

Noun

aibhse f (genitive singular aibhse)

1. Alternative form of taibhse (“apparition, ghost”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aibhse

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aibhse	n-aibhse	haibhse	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

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