aibhseach

See also: áibhseach

Irish

Alternative forms

• áibhseach
• aidhbhseach

Etymology

From aibhse (“immensity”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

aibhseach (genitive singular masculine aibhsigh, genitive singular feminine aibhsí, plural aibhseacha, comparative aibhsí)

1. great, immense
2. high (of colour, tone)
3. Alternative form of taibhseach (“showy, flamboyant; ostentatious; pretentious, proud”)

Declension

Declension of aibhseach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	aibhseach	aibhseach	aibhseacha
vocative	aibhsigh		aibhseacha
genitive		aibhsí	aibhseacha	aibhseach
dative	aibhseach	aibhseach; aibhsigh (archaic)	aibhseacha
Comparative	níos aibhsí
Superlative	is aibhsí

Related terms

• aibhseacht f (“immensity”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aibhseach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aibhseach	n-aibhseach	haibhseach	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) “aibhseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN